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A photograph of a seated ritual scene inside a temple hall. On the right, a man in a maroon-red cloth with heavy gold bead necklaces, gold armlets and a white forehead mark sits on a silver-and-red throne with an ornate silver backrest, smiling and extending his hand toward a devotee. Behind him stands a young attendant in orange-saffron cloth wearing rudraksha malas, holding a white thread or cloth strip raised overhead. On the left foreground, a figure in orange cloth with bare shoulders is seen from behind, and another attendant in orange stands nearby. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation ritual with thread-tying. Probable Swamiji seated on the throne, identified by distinctive long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and armlets, and maroon ceremonial cloth.

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