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A photograph of a seated man in an orange robe on a white cushioned sofa-style chair on a stage with black draped backdrop. He holds a sheet of white paper with a printed photo and text, reading it closely. A microphone stand is at right. A wooden side table at left holds a vase of flowers, water bottles and a coconut, with an orange-and-gold woven cloth draped over it. Strings of red and gold flower garlands hang behind him, and a carved stone panel is partly visible at top. A person in white with gold border stands at the far right edge. Barefoot, the seated man wears a saffron wrap and his hair is swept back. a person: the seated man in saffron robes, swept-back hair and seated centrally on the stage is an appearance-based candidate, though the image's appearance cues alone are not conclusive.