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A man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a bun, a white crescent ornament pinned in his hair, stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra at his chest, eyes closed and head bowed. He wears a rust-red sleeveless tunic, a gold-bordered red dhoti, a leopard-print cloth tied at the waist, multiple rudraksha malas around his neck and wrists, and rudraksha armbands. Behind him, out of focus, sannyasis in saffron-orange robes and turbans stand with hands folded in prayer under colourful string lights at night. The scene suggests an evening devotional gathering. The man may be a devotee or the honoured guest; appearance cues are partial, so identity is uncertain.