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A small altar draped in yellow cloth with gold embroidery holds two folded terracotta-red cloths topped with a brooch-like gold ornament, flanked by glass vases of white granules, a small brass oil lamp with a lit wick, and scattered white frangipani flowers. Behind it, a large framed photograph shows a smiling figure with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a white flower garland and an orange garment, raising one hand in greeting before a banyan-root backdrop; the figure is depicted in a printed photo, and the appearance-based label is Swamiji (probable) on the basis of the long hair, orange clothing and garland cues. A smaller black-and-white framed photograph and a bright red garland stand to the left, with a painted deity panel showing a bull and a multi-armed figure on the right, a carved elephant figurine and a purple stone animal sculpture nearby. No physical people are present.