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A cut-out photograph of an elderly bare-chested man with a long white beard and long matted grey hair falling over his chest, standing with his right hand raised in a blessing gesture. He wears a plain white dhoti and is barefoot. Behind him is a colourful temple gopuram with painted deity figures and a peacock, surrounded by green trees, with stone steps in the background. A red Tamil caption appears at the bottom. The figure is a single standing man with no visible a person cues such as saffron clothing, rudraksha, crown or ornate jewellery, so identity is uncertain.

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