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A photograph of a ritual or satsang setting. On the left, a man with long dark hair pulled back, a red tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala necklace and a thick rudraksha belt, wearing a yellow and black tiger-striped garment, holds up a silver ceremonial rod with small bells while holding one end of a long red cloth. Facing him, a boy in glasses and a checked shirt with a rudraksha mala stands with his hands near the cloth, and a seated woman with her hair in a bun is in the foreground. Behind them, a standing man in a white dhoti and shawl with a gold border and rudraksha mala watches, and draped red and gold fabrics fill the background. The man on the left has distinctive long hair, rudraksha adornments and saffron-toned attire, so he is a probable Swamiji candidate in an appearance-based sense.

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