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Photo of a ceremonial moment at a celebration decorated with garlands of orange marigolds, yellow flowers and white jasmine strands. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap over a bare shoulder, a golden shawl, and many beaded rudraksha-style malas and ceremonial necklaces with colourful threads; he smiles as he receives attention. A man in a white shirt leans in and places his hands on the orange-clad figure's arm, and a bearded seated man in white smiles behind them. Swamiji (probable) appearance-based label; the long hair, saffron wrap and ornate beaded malas are the qualifying cues for the figure receiving the garland-adorned honour. A woman in a white top stands at the right edge. A microphone and white backdrop complete the scene.

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