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Photograph at a crowded indoor gathering. In the foreground, a long-haired person with dark hair faces away from the camera. Centre, an elderly man with a bald head, white moustache and white shirt stands with palms pressed together in namaste, a rudraksha mala hanging at his chest. Behind him, several older men in white shirts and dhotis stand watching, one with a lanyard badge; a woman in a yellow sari sits at left and a figure in orange clothing appears at right edge. A fan and a blue cabinet are visible in the room. The man in namaste shows no swept hair, crown or saffron garb, so no a person cues are present and he is described by role only.

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