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A photograph at night of a seated figure in a red-maroon turban and saffron-orange robe, wearing a long orange and white flower garland with green leaves and a red bead mala, smiling and reaching to accept small yellow cards from a white-haired man in a white shirt bent forward at the right. Behind the seated figure is a gilded golden backdrop and an ornate gold object with offerings, and a banana-leaf plant and a woven patterned cloth hang in the background. A red cushioned seat is at the lower left with more cards. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), seated with a red turban, orange flower garland and saffron robe, receiving cards from a devotee.

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