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A seated man with long swept-back hair, a white forehead marking and a red-orange ochre robe holds a microphone while a silver silver-lion-armrest throne stands behind him. Strings of brown rudraksha beads hang on his chest. A man in a pink shirt pours yellow flower petals from his hands toward a large silver bowl, and a woman in a white and gold saree sits to the right. Silver lion figures flank the throne area, and a tray of yellow petals is visible at the top right. The man in ochre matches the swamiji cues of long hair, rudraksha malas and ochre robes, so this is a probable Swamiji in person in a ceremonial setting with petal offering.

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