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Outdoor photo of a man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala seated on bare earth, leaning toward a clear plastic container of small shells held in his hands. Around him a group of about a dozen children sit or crouch on the ground, watching intently; one girl in a purple top with a pendant rests her chin on her hands. A red bucket sits at left and an orange tray at lower left. The man's face is turned down and to the side, and his appearance is not a clear, multi-cue match for the named presenter, so no confident identification is made; he is described by role as a man in saffron robes demonstrating to children.

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