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A seated long-haired figure in a cream and gold-bordered white garment is seated in an ornate gold-framed chair on a stage decorated with red roses, white flowers, yellow blossoms and potted palms. He touches a gold-coloured ritual object to the forehead of a man in a light blue shirt and black trousers who kneels on a red patterned carpet with his hands joined. Brass oil lamps stand on a side table with a red cloth, a silver tray and a small brass cup. A camera on a tripod is visible at the right edge. The seated figure has long swept-back hair and distinctive ceremonial dress, which matches Swamiji (probable) as the seated figure; the kneeling man is a devotee receiving blessing.