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A man in a saffron-orange robe draped over one shoulder steps barefoot onto a white stone step covered with a red patterned mat, outdoors in front of a large tree. He wears a thick white-and-red flower garland over a double strand of gold bead necklace, has a red forehead mark, and wears rudraksha-style bead bracelets on his arms; one hand rests on his chest while the other is lowered. Behind him a second person in orange stands at the edge of the frame, and a red-and-yellow garment is visible. Sandy ground and foliage surround the scene. Swamiji (probable): the long dark hair, saffron clothing, gold beads and rudraksha-style bracelets suggest the Swamiji candidate, and this is an in_person photo.

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