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A photograph from a convention stage with a dark red velvet curtain backdrop. A central seated figure wears a saffron-orange robe and a garland of flowers, with long swept-back hair, seated on a white cushioned throne, raising a hand in blessing. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border bends toward him, and a man in white kneels with palms pressed together in namaskar. Other attendants in saffron and orange clothing stand nearby, with a pedestal fan, flower arrangements and a water bottle on a table to the left. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated on the throne in saffron robe, garland and long hair.

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