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A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on an ornate golden throne with a tiger-skin draped over its red cushioned base, flanked by two golden lion-shaped armrests and golden oil lamps. He wears a saffron-orange turban, a saffron-orange robe, a long white garland, and a rudraksha-style necklace, and gestures with one hand while speaking into a microphone on a stand. Behind him is a painted backdrop of a mountain landscape with a seated deity figure at left holding a flame, a golden canopy overhead, and a red carpeted stage. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated on the throne and speaking to an audience.