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A photograph of a procession inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses. A central figure walks barefoot along a red carpet, wearing saffron-orange robes with gold borders, a matching saffron shawl, a red-and-orange flower garland, a rudraksha mala and a forehead bindi. Robed devotees in saffron and orange line both sides, several wearing gold necklaces, bindi and white forehead marks, and two women in white saris with red borders stand among them. Pillars and a framed wall display are visible at the right. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the central figure, judged from his long hair, garland, saffron robes and mala; the identification is appearance-based and uncertain.

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