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A photograph inside a hall at an ashram event. A man in a black turban and orange robe with a red-and-gold shawl sits being adorned with a tilak-like mark on his forehead by a long-haired man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala. To the left, a bald, bare-chested older priest in orange cloth with a rudraksha garland and gold beaded necklaces holds a cloth. Another orange-clad person with a mala stands at right, and a portrait of a turbaned figure hangs on the back wall. A projection screen, drapes and a white-covered table with fruit and a plate sit in the background. a person candidate appearance is uncertain given the turban and the long-haired figure, so no confident identification is made.

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