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A seated man in a brown ochre robe with gold trim sits in an ornate brown leather armchair with carved wooden armrests on a stage. He wears a long multi-strand rudraksha mala with large beads, a green bead necklace, a gold pendant, gold bangles and a red bindi, and a small headset microphone is clipped near his mouth. He smiles with one hand raised to his chin. Behind him a large audience sits in the dim hall, and a ceremonial staff with a decorated top is visible at the left edge. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated in the chair of honour with rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, though the appearance alone is not conclusive.