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A photograph taken inside a home living room. A figure in orange robes and a golden-brown shawl sits on a white-draped sofa with a purple flower garland around the neck, head lowered. A man in a white-and-beige striped shirt and khaki trousers stands behind and bends forward, one hand on the seated figure's shoulder, while holding a tray near a brass plate on the floor. Nearby on a wooden table sit a bowl of red offerings and a plate of apples, and a brass plate lies on the orange rug at the seated figure's feet. Another man in a white shirt and dhoti stands at the right edge. Windows show green palms outside and a wall air conditioner is mounted above. The seated figure is an in-person candidate on appearance alone with orange robes and a shawl, but the cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so this is marked unsure.

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