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A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on an ornate silver throne on a stage, framed by carved temple-style pillars in red sandstone tones and stage lights above. He wears a saffron-red wrap, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, with a horizontal tilak on his forehead. A trident stands beside the throne and an ornate purple canopy hangs above. In the foreground, a crowd of devotees holds up smartphones to record him. a person: the seated man wears saffron/orange clothing, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace on a throne, and is an in-person candidate.