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Close-up photograph of a bare-chested man wearing a saffron-orange turban decorated with small rudraksha-style beads, with grey hair showing at the temples and white vibhuti marks across his forehead. He holds a large gold trident (trishul) upright in front of his face, and gold and rudraksha malas hang over his shoulders. Behind him is an ornate silver-toned repoussé panel with floral scrollwork. A watermarked copyright line appears at lower right, which is not transcribed.

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