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A smiling man photographed close-up in front of an ornate gold repoussé backdrop, seated and holding a silver staff topped by a curled finial at the left edge. He wears a leopard-print turban, a red tilak on his forehead, a large multi-strand garland of white, yellow, pink and green flowers, and a gold necklace with a deity pendant over a reddish-brown garment. Gold bangles and armlets are on his arms. Yellow and magenta flower garlands hang along the golden backdrop. a person: the long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and turban fit the candidate, though the frame is tightly cropped, so the identification is uncertain.