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A photograph in a plain whitewashed hall with a small tiled floor and a wall-mounted television and cabinet. A seated person in saffron-orange robes, with a long swept-back hairstyle, orange and marigold garlands and a gold chain, sits on a red velvet chair, smiling and holding a small object. Before them on a silver tray are bananas, packets of offerings and a small glass bottle. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds out a brown silk cloth with a gold border, while another man in white stands bent over beside him. Behind them, a man in an orange shirt stands and several men in white and striped shirts stand near the wall. A saffron-coloured mat covers the floor. The top-left corner carries a faint logo, and the lower right shows a copyright credit line.

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