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Close-up portrait of a smiling man dressed as the deity Venkateswara, wearing an ornate gold crown studded with red, green and white stones and topped with a pointed finial. He has a white and red urdhva-pundra style Vaishnava tilak with a gold-and-stone adornment on the forehead, large round white and jewelled earrings, and an elaborate gold necklace with beaded strands and a gold collar. Behind him are blue curtains and a floral garland at the top edge. A printed copyright line appears at the bottom right. Appearance-based identity is not asserted; the figure is costumed as a deity.

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