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A street scene outside a residential building in Bangalore, with a dark SUV parked at the curb. A man on the right with long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas across his chest, gold arm bands and gold bangles, wearing a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti and a red shawl, smiles and gestures with raised palms toward a woman. A woman in a maroon blouse with a jasmine flower in her hair holds a brass plate with red kumkum or aarti offering. Beside them an orange-robed attendant with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala stands by the car door. In the background a robed priest in white stands on the steps, another man in orange holds a garland, and a figure in a white dhoti stands at right. Ritual reception during a house visit or padapuja. Probable Swamiji (probable) wears long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and gold arm bands, identified only by appearance in this context.

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