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A photograph of an embrace in front of an ornate gold-leaf backdrop with carved floral and scroll patterns. In the foreground, a man seen from behind in a white shirt and white dhoti-style lower garment reaches up with both hands to clasp the head of a bearded man in front of him. The bearded man wears a white forehead band, a red and black tilak, a long-sleeved rudraksha mala, and a white and pink flower garland; he smiles broadly. Behind him a red cushion or seat cover is visible at the right edge. The bearded man is an appearance-based candidate with long hair, a white forehead mark, rudraksha malas and a garland, but identity is uncertain.