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A photograph of a ceremony on a stage lit by overhead spotlights. A seated figure on a gilded throne with a red cushion, wearing an orange-red turban, rudraksha-style beaded garland and orange robes, holds a lion-armed armrest; a dark stone murti of a deity with a garland stands to the left, under a gold parasol. Two men in white dhotis and shawls approach from the right, one holding a tall silver staff, while several people in red and orange saris and robes stand behind them. A colourful striped rug covers the stage floor and a standing fan sits beside the throne. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure in orange, identified by his turban, beaded garland and orange robes; the dark deity murti is a statue.

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