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Outdoors on a rocky hillside above a town, a long-haired man in orange robes sits cross-legged on a large boulder, hands joined, eyes lowered, with a large garland of white and orange flowers draped over his shoulders and a rudraksha mala at his chest. Behind him stands a colourful canopy with blue, red and yellow panels and the word "Peetam" on its edge. Around the rock a crowd of more than twenty people in white and orange clothes sits and stands among green palm fronds and shrubs, many with hands folded. Pink petals are scattered on a mat beside him, and temple gopurams rise in the distant background. The scene looks like a meditative gathering or satsang. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, orange robe, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garlands fit the candidate's presentation, seated as the central figure.