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Photograph of a man in a rust-orange cloth wrapped over his shoulder and torso, with a rudraksha band across his forehead and heavy gold ornamental necklace, holding up a lit oil lamp toward a shrine. Behind him a dark metal deity murti is garlanded with white and pink flowers. The lamp flame is visible at right, and a small offering of flowers sits on the ledge below. The man has a vertical tilak mark, gold earrings and hair tied back. a person appearance: a rudraksha mala, a gold ceremonial necklace and an orange shawl are visible, but the figure is shown from behind and in profile, so the identification remains uncertain.

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