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A bearded man in an orange-red turban with a jewelled brooch and a golden ornament in his hair sits cross-legged, smiling and reading from a wooden box with carved lines held in his hands. He wears saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulders, a leopard-print garment, long gold and rudraksha necklaces, orange armbands and gold bangles. To the right, a younger man in white with a gold border and rudraksha beads holds a tall golden staff. A golden deity murti or ritual vessel appears at the left edge, with a blurred crowd behind. Swamiji (probable): the seated man's saffron turban, ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha malas match the page's description of this event.