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A man in white ceremonial dhoti and shawl with a gold border stands outdoors against a pale cloudy sky, looking to the side. He wears a red-orange thread necklace and holds a brass multi-wick oil lamp with lit flames in his left hand. Smoke rises faintly behind the lamp. The figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive, so his identity is uncertain and he is described by role as a priest performing an evening lamp ritual.

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