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A photograph of a man in profile at a temple, wearing an orange-saffron garment with a golden border and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace around his neck and a beaded bracelet on his wrist. He holds a tall golden ceremonial implement with a leaf-shaped finial in one hand while his other hand rests on a gold-rimmed vessel. Behind him are a dark stone temple pillar with carvings and a peach-coloured drape. A gilded ornamental panel with floral and bird motifs stands at the right edge. The figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so only his role as a priest or devotee is described.

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