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A photograph of a ceremony in a temple-like hall. A seated figure on an ornate gold throne wears a red-orange turban, orange robes, a long rudraksha mala and a gold pendant necklace, with a flower-tipped staff across his lap. A bare-chested young man in a white dhoti kneels before him, while a man with a white forehead marking and a woman in red-orange saree with a rudraksha mala sit nearby. Men in orange and yellow dhotis stand at the left and a woman in red sits at the right. Appearance cues are a turban, orange clothing, a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklaces, so the seated figure is a probable Swamiji candidate present in person, though his identity is inferred from appearance only.

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