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A man with long dark hair and a tilak on his forehead stands on a metal railed platform, wearing a rust-orange robe with gold borders and a rudraksha mala with gold beads around his neck and a matching bracelet on his upper arm. He holds a small metal lamp or dish near a large dark stone with garlands of red roses, white flowers and yellow marigolds draped around it. A second robed figure in orange with a gold-trimmed cloth stands behind him, and a tray is visible at left. The man appears to be a person, identified by long swept hair, rudraksha malas and gold adornments, shown in person.

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