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A photograph inside a temple hall at night, lit by a bright lamp and a string of small bulbs. A man in a saffron-orange turban, saffron robe and rudraksha mala stands at the right with palms joined in anjali before a stone shrine containing a dark stone Nandi bull with flower garlands and a small brass kalasha-style vessel. Around him stand several men in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls, one older man in white with glasses at left. A yellow cloth hangs behind. On the right wall are framed portraits and posters, and an oil lamp burns on the stone plinth. The Swamiji-appearance cue (orange turban, saffron robe, mala) qualifies a probable identification of the man at right, based on his distinctive presentation and role as the figure offering devotion before the Nandi shrine.

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