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A photograph of a ceremonial shrine decorated with dense white flower garlands edged in magenta and pink blooms, with a framed portrait placed at its centre. A brass oil lamp stands in front of the decorated shrine, and metal vessels and brass pots with offerings sit on a striped mat at left. A standing man in white dhoti and shirt, with hands folded, stands at left, and another person sits partly visible near a lit lamp stand. A tripod-mounted light and a pedestal fan stand to the right of a draped silver curtain. The portrait's subject is not identifiable from appearance, so no identity is asserted.

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