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A photo of a seated man in a white turban and reddish-orange saffron robe with a white-edged shawl, wearing a long rudraksha mala and holding a trident and garland while raising one hand in blessing, smiling. He sits in a corner before a yellow-draped altar with bananas, a brass tray of offerings, a bowl of food, a golden yantra plate, a white Ganesha statue, a golden temple model, brass deities and a red-clothed figure. A framed gold-embossed deity painting hangs on the wall above. A handwritten pink-and-white paper sign reads KAILASA SAN DIEGO. Swamiji (probable): the robed man with the white turban, rudraksha mala and trident is the seated figure receiving devotion at the altar.

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