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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a living man standing centre-front in a saffron-orange garment with a leopard-print wrap, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and a dark head covering, with one hand raised in blessing. Behind him is a richly decorated deity arrangement: a central pair of deity murtis with gold crowns and ornaments, and two large painted or stone statues flanking them, one holding a trident, all draped in garlands of yellow marigolds and red and white flowers. A white shivalinga sits on a dark pedestal in front, with small pink and red floral offerings at the base. Brass lamps and flower petals surround the platform. The living man is an appearance-based probable Swamiji: long hair beneath the head covering, rudraksha mala, and saffron-orange clothing, while the flanking figures are statues rather than physical people.

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