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A festive procession scene on a golden ratha-style vehicle draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands, green and red tassels, and a banana-leaf backdrop. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing a golden crown, an orange-saffron robe and a white flower garland with a rudraksha mala, sits on a dark velvet seat with one hand raised in blessing. In the foreground, a man in an orange kurta holds a silver tray of fruit toward a black bull with white horns and a yellow flower garland. A woman in a white and yellow sari sits at lower left, touching the bull. The Swamiji candidate is recognisable by the swept-back long hair, saffron robe, rudraksha mala and crown; this is a probable identification based on appearance.

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