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A framed vintage black-and-white photograph displayed on a white cloth. The framed print shows a seated young boy with a shaved head, bare torso, a pearl-style beaded necklace, and white markings on his arms, chest and face, sitting cross-legged on a large spiky shell-like mat. The photo is mounted in a cream card with a green and gold decorative border. Handwritten Tamil text appears at the top of the card, and a handwritten name is written at the bottom. A small printed studio label is in the lower right corner. No people are physically present in the scene; the figure appears only in the printed photograph.

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