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A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate silver-and-purple throne, wearing an orange shawl over a red-and-gold garment, with ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha bracelets. He has long swept-back hair and orange-yellow markings on his forehead, and he is placing his hand on the shaved head of a smiling young man in a red and white garment with a rudraksha mala and a small earring. The young man has white markings on his chest and shoulder. Behind them, a woman in white with a rudraksha mala watches, and people in white and saffron stand with ceremonial staffs topped with tridents. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne, identified by the distinctive long swept-back hair, gold necklaces and orange shawl.

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