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A photograph of a gold-plated or gilded statue of a standing sage figure, bare-chested with a yellow-gold dhoti, right hand raised in abhaya mudra, its head and shoulders partly coated with a creamy paste or offering. Behind it sits a draped purple and white altar with yellow and magenta garlands, a white cloth and an orange-and-white garment on a platform, with a small brass lamp at the base. The figure is a statue, not a living person, so no physical people are visible.