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Outdoor photo in a dusty village lane beside a whitewashed house with a corrugated roof and palm trees. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a red-brown cloth, a wide flower garland of red and white blossoms, gold necklaces, rudraksha beads and gold armbands sits on a green plastic chair, holding a bowl of sliced banana. Around him, men in orange-and-saffron cloths with rudraksha malas and men in white dhotis with gold borders stand close; one man in orange holds a tall red staff. A man in a green striped shirt and grey trousers holds out banana pieces, and onlookers in casual shirts watch and check their phones. Appearance cues include long swept-back hair, a garland, gold ornaments and rudraksha; a probable match to a person, though the identification is uncertain.

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