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A man stands on a stage with bright green stage lights blazing behind him and a backdrop of mirrored panels. He holds a tall trident-topped staff with tassels in his right hand. He wears an orange-brown draped dhoti and a leopard-print bodice, with a red tilak on his forehead, armbands and bangles, and his hair is piled high in a topknot. He stands alone and is not seated on a throne. Ornate metal lamp stands line the front of the stage. The appearance is consistent with the presented candidate, with cues including the trident, the topknot and the stage presentation, so this is a person in a performance setting.