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A photograph of a ceremony under a white tent canopy. A long-haired man in a cream and gold dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and a heavy gold necklace sits on an ornate gold throne decorated with red, orange and yellow flower garlands and a circular fan of white and purple ruffles. Two men in white shirts and dhotis bend forward to present a white box or tray toward him, a woman in an orange and white sari with a long braid stands at left, a man in an orange shawl stands beside her, and other onlookers stand at the edges. A gold umbrella hangs above the throne. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne, identified by the long hair, ornate gold necklace, cream clothing and throne-based honour, though the appearance is only moderately distinctive.