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Outdoor ashram scene on bare red earth beside a red-walled building and green trees. A bearded man in a bright red zip-up fleece, with a vertical tilak on his forehead and a wooden-handled hoe or spade with a blue band resting over his shoulder, looks downward with eyes closed. A woman in a purple top with a white shawl stands at left, a young man in white clothing stands behind, and a girl in a patterned dress looks on. A hand reaches in from the right edge. Watermarked archive photo; no ceremonial objects or throne visible.

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