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A photograph outdoors at an ashram-like site beneath a large banyan tree with many aerial roots. A figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe, with long dark hair, stands with forehead and one hand pressed against the trunk, bending forward in reverence. Beside them, a woman in a blue salwar kameez with a light blue dupatta and a maroon shawl stands with hands folded, watching. In the background a man in a white shirt and brown trousers stands near a low raised mat. Sandy ground with fallen leaves surrounds the tree. The saffron-robed figure has long swept-back hair and orange clothing, which are appearance cues consistent with a candidate, so this is a person present in person, although appearance alone is not conclusive.

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