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A smiling man sits against an ornate gold-and-cream floral upholstered backdrop. He wears a thick garland of white jasmine and red flowers draped over bare shoulders, a saffron/orange cloth wrapped on his body, and layered gold ceremonial necklaces with large round gold beads and a pendant. A red bindi or tilak marks his forehead and his hair is swept back. The photograph is a close crop of the upper body. a person: the orange cloth, long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklaces and flower garland match the presentation cues, but the face cannot be confirmed, so this is a probable identification.