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A photograph of a seated man in an orange-red saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing multiple rudraksha malas and a clear crystal bead mala, with a white and red tilak on his forehead. He sits cross-legged on a striped cloth, reading an old open book held in both hands, eyes lowered. Behind him is a golden statue of a reclining figure with smaller carved figures and lush green plants and artificial foliage. a person: the visible cues are rudraksha malas, saffron clothing and a tilak; the seated reader is presented as the discourse speaker.