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A two-panel graphic. The left panel is a photograph of a smiling man seated cross-legged on a gold, ornate throne with a crescent-moon finial, wearing a tall black cylindrical headdress with a crescent, many rudraksha malas, ceremonial gold necklaces and armlets, and gold-patterned saffron-orange garments, his right hand raised in a blessing mudra. The right panel is a slide titled 'OUR VERY GENES CARRY THE SCIENCE OF ENLIGHTENMENT' with a bar chart 'Sources of guidance on right and wrong among Hindus' showing Religion 6%, Philosophy/reason 19%, Common sense 50%, and Science 24%, with a Pew Forum link and copyright line beneath.