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A photograph of a bare-chested, shaved-headed elderly man standing barefoot on a wooden floor in a doorway decorated with marigold and jasmine garlands in yellow, white and orange. He wears a white dhoti with a gold-bordered hem and a rudraksha mala around his neck, and holds small brass or metal ritual objects in both palms, including a decorated figure near his chest. Behind him are white curtains and a red cloth, with wooden doors on either side. The garlands and ritual setting suggest a puja, though the subject's appearance does not meet the criteria for a person identification.

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