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A photo of a ceremony outdoors near a stone Nandi bull statue draped in white and yellow flower garlands and a red temple structure. A central standing man with long swept-back dark hair, a full beard, gold earrings and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace wears a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with a white and red flower garland, hands joined in anjali. Seated devotees in front, many in yellow and white marigold garlands with hands folded in prayer, include a woman in a blue sari and a woman in a red and gold sari. Brass vessels and flowers sit on the ground in front. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure leading the satsang, given his long hair, rudraksha beads, gold ornaments and orange clothing. A man in white kurta stands in the background and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands to the right. Other devotees are gathered in the background.

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