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Ceremonial scene in a gold-decorated hall with a large ornate golden throne (peetha) backed by a cobra-hood canopy and red-and-gold patterned drapes hung with bells. A man seated on the throne wears a red-orange robe, a rudraksha mala, and a long pink-and-white flower garland, with a tilak on his forehead; his hands are raised in a blessing gesture. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long hair, saffron-red robe, rudraksha mala and ornate garland. In the foreground, many devotees, mostly women in colourful saris (blue, green, purple, orange), sit close together holding small lamps and offering items. A lit multi-tiered brass lamp (aarti) is raised at left, and some devotees hold small brass plates. The scene looks like satsang or darshan.

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