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A photograph of a temple courtyard with a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes bowing forward with his head touching a dark stone pedestal carved with a lion figure, beside a small flame at its base. He wears a rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured necklace, with a gold bracelet on his arm. Behind him stand several young men and boys in orange robes with beaded necklaces and white-striped headgear, and a man in khaki uniform and cap watches nearby. A gopuram-style tower and a decorated chariot or palanquin with colourful drapery stand in the background, with palm trees overhead. Swamiji (probable) is shown with long swept-back hair and saffron robes, performing a reverent bow at the temple, with the stone lion and flame clearly visible.