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A riverside ritual photograph at a ghat, with a long-haired figure seated on a striped mat and wearing saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and layered beaded necklaces, extending a hand toward a kneeling man in white who bows with palms joined and a bare back. A shaved-headed man in saffron with a beaded mala sits behind with arms folded, smiling. Rose petals lie on a white cloth near a folded saffron cloth and a silver-handled ceremonial object stands at left. Other people in white dhotis and orange garments watch from behind, some holding phones, and marigold garlands float on the water at right. The saffron-robed figure is an appearance-based probable candidate for Swamiji, based on the long hair, rudraksha and beaded necklaces, and is seated in a ceremonial role at the ghat.

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