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Photograph inside a hall with pale peach walls, hanging orange and yellow banners, and framed pictures along the back. Two central figures face each other with palms joined in greeting. The figure on the right, with long swept-back dark hair, wears a saffron/orange robe and a white and red flower garland with green leaves. The figure on the left wears an orange robe, a red head covering, white vibhuti on the forehead, and a gold necklace. Around them stand devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, a woman in a grey sari, a woman in a lavender sari, and a man in a khaki shirt. Brass lamps and ritual items sit on an orange cloth at the lower right. Swamiji (probable): the right-hand figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a flower garland.

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