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A crowd of devotees surrounds a young man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, who wears a heavy gold bead necklace and a red-orange forehead mark, as several microphones are held toward him by reporters. Around him, saffron-clad sannyasis with shaved heads and rudraksha malas stand close, one in white with horizontal white forehead lines, while men in white shirts and women in colourful saris look on. A saffron flag is visible at left and a stone temple stair and pillars are behind the group. The young man's appearance, with his bare-chested saffron-clad presence and gold necklace, suggests a person addressing the press, though this is uncertain from appearance alone. Nearby microphones bear logos for Lotus News and Sathiyam.