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Two saffron-robed men stand at a golden brass railing inside a temple hall with a yellow pillar carved with figures behind them. The man on the left has a red-and-gold beaded headband, red and white beaded malas, a silver pendant and a gold bracelet, and presses his palms together. The bald man in the centre has a red beaded headband, white vibhuti stripes, a dark rudraksha mala, a large gold pendant, a gold bangle and folded hands, and is bare-chested with an orange-and-gold shawl. Behind them, men in white and orange clothes stand among devotees, and a painted panel of deities hangs on the wall. The man on the left has long swept-back hair and a shawl with ornate adornments, so the appearance-based label is Swamiji (probable), with the figure in the centre marked unsure; the scene shows a devotional gathering.

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