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A photograph of a ritual at night in a temple-like hall. A bearded man in a saffron-brown robe sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, wearing a white-and-pink flower garland, a gold pendant necklace, a rudraksha-style mala, and gold armlets, eyes closed and a vertical tilak on his forehead. Shirtless men in white dhotis stand and kneel around him, one bending forward to offer something to his hand. A cameraman in white attire films the scene with a video camera on the left. Behind the throne are hanging flower garlands, lamps and a carved stone wall. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure, with a long swept-back hair style, saffron robe, ornate gold necklaces and throne cues, is being honoured as the central figure in the ritual.

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