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A photograph of a large, painted clay Ganesha murti with a golden crown and red trunk-tip, adorned with yellow and purple flower garlands, and a red cloth draped over its head. Beside it stands a bare-chested man in a rust-brown dhoti with a red and yellow flower garland and a rudraksha mala, a tilak on his forehead and an armlet on his upper arm, gesturing toward the idol with an open hand. Hands of other people are visible at the lower right. The setting is a covered shed with corrugated metal roof, red steel beams and colourful hanging decorations. The man's appearance is consistent with Swamiji (probable), with his long hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garlands.

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