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A seated man in orange-red robes and a long swept-back hair style, wearing a white-and-red-and-yellow flower garland, orange rudraksha bracelets and a gold ring, holds out a white cord to a shirtless boy kneeling before him. The boy wears an orange-beaded necklace and a white cord, and his hands grip the cord. Behind them stands a golden pillar and a silver staff, and a person in an orange robe holds a microphone. The seated man is a probable Swamiji candidate based on the swept-back hair, orange robes, garland and rudraksha ornaments, and is presenting the cord in a ritual exchange. Two standing attendants wear white dhotis, and the scene has a gold-and-red ceremonial setting.