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A photograph of a temple altar setup with a large cut-out or printed image of a smiling man in a red turban, bare-chested with ornate gold and jewelled necklaces, red and orange flower garlands, holding a trident and a rudraksha-style mala, seated in a lotus-like pose on a stacked seat with a leopard-print cloth. Behind the figure is a mosaic arch decorated with coloured jewelled panels in green, orange and blue. In front, a book titled Living Enlightenment rests on a stand. A silver tray holds red and pink roses and yellow marigolds with small silver oil lamps. Nearby are a brass bell, a brass lamp, a wooden elephant figure and a steel pot. A gold-draped table and computer monitors are in the background. Since a printed picture is shown, not a live person, the figure is a depiction; appearance-based label: a person cut-out depiction.

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