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A collage-style graphic comparing a painted or rendered portrait with a handwritten manuscript page and printed Sanskrit text. The left panel shows a standing man in a maroon turban with white and gold ornaments, a silver-colored staff, layered garlands, bangles and a maroon wrap, holding one hand raised in a blessing gesture against a dark reddish background. The upper right panel is a photographed handwritten page in Tamil script with red and black ink and a page number. The lower right panel lists red Sanskrit verses under a blue English heading about placing a flower on the head and performing Manas puja. The image is a graphic with no physical people; the portrait is a depiction on the page.