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A photograph of a stage set for a ritual discourse. Seated centrally on a red-cushioned throne-like seat is a man in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange-red turban and a rudraksha mala around his neck, hands folded in his lap; this is an appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) candidate, qualified by the saffron clothing, turban and rudraksha mala. Behind him a large golden peetha/throne with a horse-head motif is draped in garlands of yellow, orange and pink flowers and holds a deity murti. Flanking him are two golden ornate niches: on the left a seated murti in a garland and white ornaments, on the right a female deity murti in green and gold draped in a yellow-and-white garland, with a blue cloth beneath. A younger man in orange dhoti stands at far left holding a lit oil lamp, and small oil lamps sit on the floor. A red velvet curtain forms the backdrop.

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