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A photograph of a seated young priest in orange cloth and a black head turban, with rudraksha malas across his bare chest and white ash markings on his arms, speaking into a microphone at a wooden book stand. Behind him is a large printed portrait of a smiling bearded man in a red turban and saffron robes, wearing a long garland of gold and red flowers, a gold pendant and a gold-embossed chest ornament, raising one hand in blessing while seated on a tiger-skin-covered throne. The white carved marble-style arch frames the portrait, with potted palms at the sides, a brass bell and a small brass oil lamp in front. The portrait is a depiction, not a physical person, and no shown identity is asserted from appearance.