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A photograph of a man standing in a golden ornate doorway framed by long garlands of red, yellow, white and purple flowers. He wears a gold crown, an orange silk garment with a green-and-gold border, a rudraksha mala and a heavy gold necklace with floral garlands, and he smiles. Beside him a tiered brass oil lamp burns brightly, and a dark silhouetted figure stands in the foreground holding or facing the lamp. Swamiji (probable) appears in this scene: the long dark hair, gold crown, saffron-orange clothing and rudraksha mala are visible cues, and he is the person in front of the decorated doorway. Oil lamps are lit in the background.

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