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A smiling man stands on a pink-walled rooftop at dusk, holding a silver staff with both hands. He wears a maroon-brown dhoti-style garment, layered gold and gold-toned necklaces, a white flower garland, gold armbands and bangles, and a red-orange tilak with kumkum on his forehead. Behind him a large red, blue and white trident is mounted on a wall, with a loudspeaker horn on a pole and a cameraman filming at right. A second man in red clothing stands at the right edge. Hillside houses and a river are visible in the background under a darkening sky.

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