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A photograph inside a stone shrine during a Mahashivaratri ritual. A bare-chested man in a red dhoti sits cross-legged on a wet stone platform, smiling, with white paste on his arms and chest, a large black upswept hairstyle and a beaded rudraksha-style mala with gold ornaments. Behind him, a murti group of deities is decorated with yellow, orange and white flower garlands and a gold arch, with a golden crown-like headdress on the central figure. Another garlanded statue stands at the left and a seated statue at the right. Wet white powder and a bowl sit on the platform. The man shows distinctive long swept-back hair, a crown-like adornment and ceremonial gold necklaces, consistent with the Swamiji (probable) presentation, and he is physically present.

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