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Night photograph of a man in saffron-orange turban and orange dhoti, bare-chested, standing beside large gold-coloured seated deity murti and a gilded wooden pillar. He is lifting a white cloth with gold borders with one hand, appearing to drape or adjust it over the golden figure. A distinctive saffron turban, bare upper body and sacred ash marks on the chest match the a person cues, but the face is turned away, so appearance is uncertain; he is described by role as a sannyasi-clad figure. Background is dark with a floodlight in the corner.

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