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A photograph of a man in rust-orange clothing and a matching rust-orange turban with a jewelled pin, standing in profile at a gathering. He wears long dark hair, a beard, gold earrings, multiple rudraksha malas and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace, gold armlets and bracelets, and a leopard-print cloth at the waist. He extends his right arm to dip or sprinkle with a slender golden-tipped stick over a large polished brass vessel with ornate handles. A blurred audience and a large screen are behind him. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable) with distinctive saffron-orange robes, turban, long hair and rudraksha malas; a physical presence in the scene.

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