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A photograph of a temple-style hall with a red draped backdrop and red-orange garland festoons along the top. On a raised orange-draped seat sits a smiling figure in a red turban, orange-red robes and a white-and-red beaded garland, hands raised in blessing. Probable Swamiji: the figure shows the red turban, saffron-orange robe and ornate garland cues, seated centrally on the dais. Flanking him are decorated deity murti in colourful dress, a brass and gold kalasha-style pot, a trident and a small framed portrait. In the foreground on the blue-and-green patterned carpet, silver and turquoise-inlaid platters hold fruit, sweets in white cups, a watermelon, mango and banana, arranged as food offerings for a naivedyam. Greenery and flower petals lie on the floor.

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