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Indoor photo of a seated man with a white vibhuti mark on his forehead, wearing a rust-red wrap, a thick garland of white flowers with blue and yellow threads, and long rudraksha beads, with a rudraksha bracelet on his arm. He is being offered a gesture by a man in a white shirt with a red lanyard, who holds a small gold-coloured object and touches the seated man's forehead area. Behind them a woman in an orange sari with rudraksha mala and vibhuti marks stands, along with a man in white and a partly visible young boy. A red curtain and an air conditioner are in the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial garland, consistent with a Swamiji candidate receiving a ritual gesture.

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