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A seated figure in an orange robe with a red and white flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace sits in a wheelchair in a room with orange-painted walls and a trident leaning beside him. A man in a grey kurta kneels at his feet, washing or worshipping them over a metal plate with offerings. Behind, several devotees in saris and kurtas stand with hands pressed in anjali, while a robed priest in white and an orange-clad attendant sit on the floor nearby, and a woman in a green sari watches. The setting is a home shrine with a wall clock and framed picture. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, an orange robe, a flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, and is receiving padapuja from the kneeling devotee.

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