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Night photograph at an outdoor ritual venue with strings of lights along a wall behind. A bearded man in a maroon-brown turban with gold ornaments and a gold multi-strand necklace stands bare-chested with a maroon wrap and a leopard-print cloth at the waist, smiling and gripping the hand of a person in white dhoti on the right. A large ornate parasol with multicolour tassels and gold panels is held over him. Behind, a chain-link fence fills the left side, and several figures in dhotis and rudraksha malas stand near the steps. The page indicates Swamiji was present, and the man's cues (ornate turban, gold necklace, parasol, bare-chested dress with adornments) are consistent with a probable Swamiji (probable) in person, sharing the frame with the attendants.

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