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A photograph of a devotee house visit inside a bright white room. A man with a shaved-looking head and tripundra-style marks, wearing a saffron-orange robe and seated on an ornate gold throne with red velvet cushions, is being garlanded with a thick white, yellow and red flower garland; he smiles while the garland is placed on him. Around him, several women stand close: one in a white churidar-style outfit with a brown shoulder bag and beaded necklace folds her hands joyfully, another in a white and pink salwar with a gold-striped dupatta, and an older woman in an orange sari with gold jewellery. A brass plate of offerings and a tray with red-and-white fruit sit in the foreground, and a small framed photo rests on a side table. The figure on the throne shows distinctive long swept-back hair and saffron robes, consistent with the Swamiji (probable) description.

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