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A photograph in a temple room showing a flame rising from a brass lamp held by a hand at the left edge, set on a gold-draped table in front of a bookshelf full of books. At right stands a life-size cardboard cutout of a smiling man wearing a red turban, red robe, a bindi, and a flower garland of pink and green blossoms with a rudraksha-style mala, holding a trident, with a small photograph tucked into the garland and an open book resting at his feet. Framed pictures and a decorative vase sit on the shelf above. The photograph depicts a cutout rather than a physical person, so no living individual is shown.

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