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A photograph at an evening satsang event. A seated young man in saffron-orange robes and a matching saffron turban sits on a red throne-like chair heavily decorated with white flower garlands and multicolored marigold and rose garlands. He smiles and extends his hand to receive an envelope from an older man in a striped blue-and-white shirt and khaki trousers who bows forward. Behind them a woman in a maroon top and teal sari stands at the left, a young man in a white kurta stands in the center, and a boy in dark clothing stands nearby. A person in white kneels in the foreground. Floral garlands and a blue and gold decorated arch frame the scene. The seated figure's appearance matches the probable Swamiji cues of a saffron turban, saffron robes and garlands, and he is the recipient of the offering.

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