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A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a black-and-white leopard-print turban topped by a crescent ornament, wearing a rust-orange shawl, layered rudraksha malas, a gold chain and a rudraksha armband, sits smiling on an ornate silver throne with his arms folded over its armrest. A vibhuti tripundra marks his forehead. Behind him stands a gilded deity murti with a crown and raised hand, and red-and-yellow pillars frame the stage. A microphone stands at right and a brass vessel sits at lower left. Swamiji (probable) is seated here, identified by the rudraksha malas, crescent turban and dreadlocks, with an in_person candidate on stage.