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A photograph of a long-haired man with swept-back dark hair, white sacred ash lines and a red dot on his forehead, seated before an ornate gold throne-like backrest. He wears a cream and gold-bordered dhoti or wrap, a bare-shouldered garment, a gold necklace of round bead-like ornaments and a gold arm band shaped like a serpent. He smiles and raises his right hand with palm open toward a seated man in a red-trimmed shirt whose head is seen from behind and who has his hands raised in greeting. Behind them is a backdrop of orange, yellow, red and white flowers and green foliage. a person cues: long swept-back hair, gold ornaments and cream clothing on a gold throne; the photo is copyright-marked but no text is transcribed.

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