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A man in India wearing a blue and white striped polo shirt stands under a market awning, counting a small handful of banknotes in both hands. He wears a wristwatch and a thin gold chain; another person in a white shirt is out of focus in the background.

A close, low-angle photograph of a man counting rupee notes at an Indian market. The frame crops just above his mouth and below his waist, keeping the focus on his hands and the folded banknotes he’s carefully thumbing through. Warm daylight filters in from the left, catching his forearms, the face of his watch and the striped fabric of his shirt, while a second figure blurs into the background.