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A seated man with a tall dreadlocked topknot, a white and red tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala at the crown of his head and a leopard-print shawl over bare shoulders sits on an ornate silver throne. He smiles with eyes closed. A small white snake-like ornament rests on his upper arm and he wears a gold chain and rudraksha beads. A shaved-headed man in a white and yellow-bordered dhoti stands with his back to the camera, touching the seated man's arm. To the left, a dreadlocked attendant with white markings on the body and beaded necklaces smiles and gestures with raised hands, and a woman in orange garments appears at the right edge. The seated figure has distinctive long dreadlocks, shawl and adornments, but the face and features are not clearly verifiable, so identification remains uncertain.

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