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A bare-chested man with long, swept-back dark hair leans in close to a gilded metal deity murti with four arms, a tall crown and a red garment. He holds his hand near the statue's raised hand and face in a devotional gesture, against a dark maroon draped curtain. The deity wears a white beaded necklace and gold ornaments. The man appears to be Swamiji (probable), identified by his long swept-back hair, bare chest and devotional posture before the murti; the figure's clothing and ornaments are the other visible cues.

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