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Photograph of two men in orange-brown dhoti-style garments with gold-bordered yellow sashes standing under a yellow umbrella beside a corrugated metal wall. Both wear dark rudraksha malas; the figure on the right, with long swept-back hair, holds a mala in his hands and looks down toward a large polished silver deity murti lying on a black cloth in the foreground, its ornate embossed surface and raised weapon visible. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the left edge, and a garland of marigolds hangs at the upper right. The setting appears to be an outdoor temple-prep or sacred-arts area, with the silver murti being examined before ritual use. The right-hand figure shows distinctive long hair, rudraksha malas and saffron-orange clothing, consistent with a probable appearance-based candidate, but identity is uncertain.

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