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A busy indoor ashram gathering in an orange-toned hall. In the centre, a smiling man in an orange turban and orange dhoti wears a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant and a rudraksha mala, and extends his hand toward a shaved-headed boy in saffron robes who wears a rudraksha mala. Around them, saffron-robed children and devotees stand near stanchions, and a man in a white shirt and a grey-haired man stand at left. A woman in a pink sari and a man in white ritual clothes with a tilak appear to the right; a tray of red fruit or offerings is held at lower right. A projection screen and maroon curtain stand in the background. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), standing in the centre in an orange turban, orange dhoti and gold ornaments, greeting the children and devotees.

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