A smiling man with a short beard and a leopard-print turban sits before an ornate gold repoussé backdrop. He wears a red-brown cloth draped over his bare shoulders and a large gold pendant necklace with a deity motif, plus layered gold chains. A garland of white, yellow, red and green flowers hangs across his chest, and a vertical red tilak mark sits on his forehead. A white ceremonial staff with a curved top rests at the left edge of the frame. The page indicates a person was present, but his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so this is a presentation-based candidate only, as the ceremonial turban, garland and gold ornaments are consistent with a ceremonial setting.

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