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A thulabharam ceremony on a decorated stage. A man seated on a gold-framed swing-style scale wears a saffron-orange robe, a gold crown-like headdress, a gold necklace and a long pink-and-white flower garland, and is smiling. On the right, a man in a white dhoti with a gold border pours or lifts a bag of gold-yellow cloth into the opposite pan, while a woman in an orange sari stands beside the scale. Behind them stand painted statues of deities with orange skin and gold ornaments, and a wooden door panel is framed in red and yellow bunting. Golden chains hang from the beam and rose-petal and white floral garlands drape the seat. The seated figure is identifiable only by appearance and role cues: saffron robe, crown-style headdress and garland, so he is a probable Swamiji seated on a thulabharam scale.

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