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A seated, garlanded figure in saffron-orange robes and a saffron turban holds a silver ceremonial staff upright while smiling, surrounded by a kneeling and standing crowd of devotees with palms pressed together. The turbaned figure wears a long white-and-red floral garland, a bangle armlet, and a saffron-and-gold shawl. Devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas kneel and reach forward; a white-clad man in front holds a lit oil lamp or flame near a kneeling man's forehead, while women in white and red saris extend their hands toward the flame. Red flower petals and marigold garlands lie on the floor in front, and a red curtain hangs at a window behind. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), identified by saffron robe and turban, long garland and staff.

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