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A ceremonial puja scene at night indoors. A man seated on a red velvet throne with gold-carved arms wears a cream turban, a white shawl over his shoulders, and multiple beaded gold-toned necklaces; he holds a rudraksha-style mala and gazes ahead. Beside him, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a yellow waistcloth and gold necklaces kneels, handling white cloth and flowers. Behind them, women in orange and red saris sit on the floor, and a man in white with gold necklaces holds an open book and a microphone. Two large decorated deity murtis with silver-white embellishment and garlands stand in the background beside an oil lamp, and rows of small red and orange lights decorate the back wall. The seated man's cue (turban, shawl, gold necklaces, mala) is a probable identification of Swamiji, based on his distinctive ceremonial adornments rather than the throne alone.

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