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Indoor photo of a ceremonial meeting in an ornate room. Two seated saffron-robed figures face each other on gold-carved thrones. The figure on the left, with long white beard and white tilak, wears orange robes and holds an open book or papers. The figure on the right wears an orange turban and orange robes with a brown rudraksha-style mala and gestures with an outstretched hand as if speaking or presenting. A bald seated attendant in glasses sits between them. Behind them hang framed painted deity panels and a wall of framed text. In the foreground are a gold kalasha-style vessel, a tray of fruit and sweets, and a brass trishul-topped staff stands nearby. a person candidate on right is a probable match by appearance cues (orange turban, orange robes, mala), in the meeting with an elder.

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