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A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair, a fresh white tilak mark on his forehead, gold rings and earrings, flower garlands of red roses and yellow and white blooms, and a rust-brown shawl. He raises his right hand to his forehead as if touching the tilak. Beside him stands a young attendant in an orange turban and orange dhoti, shirtless, wearing silver and beaded necklaces, holding a small metal plate. A silver lion or similar figure sits in the foreground, with a stone pillar and railing behind. A DTX drum-machine style electronic device stands on a stand nearby. The man is an appearance-based a person candidate: long swept hair, gold ornaments, rudraksha-style beads and garlands, with ceremonial dress consistent with the page, though the face is not used for identity. Two people are visible.

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