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A photograph of a close, animated exchange between two men. On the right, a bare-shouldered figure wears an orange-red turban, orange-red cloth wrapped around the body, and a long gold ornamental necklace over a thick rudraksha mala; long dark hair falls down the back. Facing him is an older bearded man in white kurta with an orange shawl, a gold wristwatch and red and beaded wrist threads, his hand pressed to his chest in greeting. Behind them stand several onlookers: a man in pink kurta on the left, a man in white with a grey waistcoat, and others in the background. Swamiji (probable) appears as the figure on the right, by his turban, ornaments and rudraksha mala. Visible people total about six.

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