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A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, a crown-like headpiece, ornate gold necklaces, gold armlets and bangles, and a rust-orange shawl sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat in front of a gilded throne. He extends his arm while a devotee in a white dhoti works at his wrist with a thread. Behind him, women in white saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas, and women in orange, watch and tie threads with their hands. Ornate gold carved panels and a red curtain frame the scene. The man is an appearance-based candidate for Swamiji (probable), identified by the long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and orange shawl, and seated in a ceremonial throne. A white-clothed devotee in the foreground holds a thread, and the ceremony is a thread-tying blessing.

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