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Photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a white-walled hall with orange drapes. Centre, a man with long swept-back hair, a red forehead mark, an orange garment and a white flower garland with a rudraksha mala sits behind a microphone stand, gesturing with one hand over a low white brick altar strewn with yellow marigold petals. Around him, young men in white dhotis and orange shawls sit on the floor; one at left wears a rudraksha mala and another has a white forehead marking. At right, a bespectacled man in an orange shawl and white clothes sits beside a golden ceremonial staff and silver trident. In the background, a woman in white and orange draws back an orange curtain, and a large orange cloth hangs from the window. Incense sticks stand in a metal holder at left. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), seated centre with long hair, orange garb, garland and rudraksha mala, presiding over the ritual.

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