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A smiling man stands indoors in front of orange marigold garlands and white jasmine and red flower garlands, wearing a maroon-red unstitched cloth draped over his left shoulder and bare upper body. He wears heavy gold ornamental necklaces with leaf-shaped pendants, gold armlets and gold earrings, with white vertical tilak and red kumkum on his forehead. a person is a recognizable appearance cue here: ornate gold necklaces and ritual ceremonial dress consistent with the page's record of a Thiruvanmiyur ashram ceremony, presented as a probable identification from appearance rather than a confirmed one.