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A standing man with long dark hair tied back stands in front of an orange-red wall and palm plant, hands pressed together at his chest in a reverent pose. He wears an orange-red dhoti-style wrap with yellow stripes, bare-shouldered on one side, and a long gold-beaded garland with a golden ornamental necklace. Behind him on the left is a gold-painted palanquin pole or ratha frame, and a man in white shirt stands further left. In the foreground on the right are brass kalasha pots topped with coconuts, decorated with green leaves, red flowers, a jewelled silver ornament and green cloth. Hanging green mango leaves are strung across the top.

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