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A seated man in an orange-red turban with a white crescent ornament and an orange-red robe with a gold-bead rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace hands a small gold item from a blue box toward a bare-chested priest kneeling at left. The priest wears rudraksha beads and a white dhoti with a gold border. Behind them stand another attendant and a gold-toned figurine and a golden staff topped with a bird. Red apples sit on a cloth in the foreground. Red drapes form the backdrop. Swamiji (probable) is seated centre-right, identified by the turban with crescent, orange-red robes, ornate gold necklace and mala cues, and is in the act of giving or offering the gold item. The scene suggests a ritual offering exchange.