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A festive outdoor ritual scene with a seated figure on an ornate gold-framed throne with red cushions, under a gold canopy with hanging leaf-shaped finials. The seated person wears an orange-saffron turban, orange robe, long gold-and-bead necklace and gold armlets, with hands together holding a small pink item. Before the throne, a metal plate of offerings and a tray with small bowls. Standing nearby in orange and saffron clothes, rudraksha-style necklaces and vibhuti marks is a bald man with glasses, and an older man in orange with a shawl gestures. On the right, men in pink and yellow clothing raise a hand. Red flags and pink temple-style structures appear behind. A camera operator in an orange shirt films in the lower left. Probable Swamiji seated on the throne, with a saffron turban, long gold necklace and orange robe, in the presence of ritual attendants.

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