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A photo of a man in orange saffron robes standing with palms pressed together in namaskar at an outdoor shrine beneath a large banyan tree with dense hanging aerial roots. He stands on a low stone platform before a black stone deity murti or linga wrapped with a pink cloth and draped with a yellow and red flower garland. Dry earth and a small orange-draped stone pedestal are visible at right, with an orange cloth hanging at the right edge. His face is turned downward in prayer. Appearance is inconclusive for the candidate's identity, so the figure is described by role as a devotee at worship.

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