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Two saffron-robed men sit on a red velvet throne flanked by golden lion sculptures, in front of an ornate gold throne backdrop with a marble-patterned wall. The man on the left, elderly and with a shaved head, wears white sacred ash marks, rudraksha beads, a gold necklace and bangles, and gestures with his hand to his chest while speaking. The man on the right, wearing a red-brown kumkum mark, a beaded headband and a long necklace of gold beads over an orange garment, sits smiling with hands clasped. A cluster of Tamil news channel microphones is pointed at them in the foreground, indicating a press meeting. A framed photograph is visible on the right. a person: the man on the right has a headband, kumkum, gold bead necklace and orange robes, and sits in the central throne position at a press meeting.