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A photo of a ceremonial event on a red-and-colourful striped mat in front of gold-carved thrones with red cushions and a lion-headed gold armrest. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a bare chest, a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklaces, with a vibhuti mark on his forehead, stands bending forward with a smile, hands near a tray of wrapped gifts. Beside him a seated woman in a white top with a white jasmine garland touches a small offering table, and a bearded elderly man in a garland sits behind. Another person in a red-and-green saree bends to a microphone at the lower right. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklaces, with his role as the central figure receiving honour. Background figures in white dhotis and orange shawls sit near a vocal microphone, and a woman in an orange saree stands at the back.

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