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A photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a saffron head wrap, garlanded with white jasmine and red rose necklaces, raising a silver trident-staff as devotees press their palms together around him. Dozens of people in white shirts and dhotis kneel or stand in a small room; a man in the centre holds a lit oil lamp or camphor flame toward the seated figure. Red flower petals lie on a patterned rug before the throne-like seat, and a woman in a pink sari and white dress kneel in the foreground. Several men wear rudraksha malas and vibhuti or kumkum on their foreheads, and a red-tinted curtain frames the window. The seated figure is shown with a person appearance cue of an orange turban, ornate saffron robe and garland, so the appearance-based label is probable.

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