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A seated man in a dark red-brown dhoti-style garment and a deep red turban sits on an ornate gold throne with a carved cobra hood at its top, in front of a large dark stone base. He wears a long garland of white and pink flowers, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, with gold bangles on his wrists. Around him, six women sit on a striped cloth in orange saffron and white clothes, several holding brass plates and small oil lamps as they perform a puja. A golden trident stands to the left and a red-and-gold carved pillar is visible at the right. Swamiji (probable) is seated at the centre on the throne, with identifying cues including the ornate gold throne, turban, gold necklace and garland.

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