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A photograph of a ritual at an outdoor pavilion with a white tent overhead. A man in an orange robe and orange headwrap stands with palms pressed together in prayer, long hair flowing, with a rudraksha-style mala and a gold necklace. Beside him an older man in a blue jacket and white shawl with orange border also holds his hands folded, and an elderly man in a pale pink robe and a man in white stand nearby. To the right a man in an orange robe holds a brass lamp with multiple flames, and another attendant in orange holds a large brass vessel. In the foreground a shallow pool holds brass figures including a Nataraja-style dancing figure and a seated deity, with floral decorations. A banner behind reads a mission anniversary and a framed portrait hangs at the left. Swamiji (probable): the orange-robed man with the headwrap and long hair, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, is the candidate in the center.

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