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A man in a brown ochre robe stands in a hall with pale pink walls, wooden doors and framed pictures behind him. He wears a long pink and white flower garland, a gold necklace, a red thread on his wrist, and a white and red forehead marking. A woman on the left in an orange sari and beaded necklaces holds a bouquet of red, orange and purple flowers. On the right, a bare-chested attendant with white body markings and beaded armbands stands beside him. Several seated devotees are visible at the bottom edge. The man has long swept-back hair and a crown-like headpiece is not visible; the visible cues are the garland, ochre robe and gold necklace.

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