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A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi stands barefoot on a white stage at the left, raising one hand in a greeting. He wears a bright blue silk dhoti-style garment, an orange sash, a gold-toned chain and gold bangles. Beside him is a golden ornate palanquin-style shrine framed with carved elephants and a seated deity figure above. Inside stands a metal deity murti holding a spear and trident, draped in orange cloth and encircled by red, yellow and white marigold garlands, with a purple satin cloth and a small patterned rug at the foot. Swamiji (probable): the standing man has long swept-back hair, a red forehead mark, a gold chain and a blue and orange ceremonial dress; he is shown as a person in the scene, not as a depiction.