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A seated figure in a rust-brown and orange dhoti-style garment and matching turban sits on an ornate golden throne, wearing layered gold necklaces, a saffron-and-gold shawl, a long rudraksha-style mala, and a multicoloured garland of marigolds and flowers. He holds a staff topped with an orange cloth. Behind him, a large floral backdrop of yellow and red blooms frames the scene. Brass bells hang beside a brass lamp stand decorated with red flower strands. Around him, devotees in white and orange saris and white kurtas sit and stand with palms pressed together in namaskar; one woman in orange wears a tilak. A man in a purple shirt also presses his palms together, and a child sits in front. The setting is a dark-tiled hall with an air conditioner. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure in saffron-brown robes, turban and garlands on the throne is a candidate.

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