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A devotional altar on a yellow cloth draped table, with a life-size cardboard cutout of a smiling man in a red turban, saffron-orange robe, gold bead necklace and rudraksha mala holding a golden trident. In front sit a framed portrait of a long-haired woman with a red bindi, an open book with a red-and-white flower garland, a brass kalasha-style pot, carved ivory-coloured elephants and figurines, a lit oil lamp on a brass plate, white plumeria flowers, red paper lotus decorations, green pumpkin seeds in a small white bowl and a black stone shivalinga. A framed photo of a man in saffron with a red-and-white garland appears at right. The cardboard cutout is a depiction, and the portraits are printed images, so no physical people are present. The cutout's appearance is consistent with the Swamiji cues (turban, saffron robe, gold necklace, rudraksha), so this is a probable depiction.