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A man with long dark hair piled high on his head, wearing a red-and-white beaded garland, multiple layers of gold ornamental necklaces, a red garment and gold bangles, stands smiling while holding a small silver spouted vessel and lamp near a tall brass oil lamp with a bird-shaped finial. Another person in an orange garment stands behind him to the left. A blurred gold lamp dominates the right foreground. Smoke rises in the background within a temple-style interior.

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