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A photograph of a ceremonial offering at a gold-decorated stage with a red throne and red bolster. A smiling man with long swept-back hair, a white-and-red tilak on his forehead, a pink-and-white flower garland, a rudraksha mala and a brown-red shawl sits on the throne, holding a glass-lidded tray of flowers and offerings while a woman in a blue sari with a gold border and dark bangles presents a plate to him. Behind them, a seated man in white with a rudraksha mala watches, and women in orange saris and gold jewellery hold offering plates. The Swamiji cues are distinctive: long swept-back hair, a flower garland, rudraksha and a brown-red shawl, but the face and appearance are not certain enough to confirm identity, so the appearance-based label is probable. Ornate gold carvings line the background.

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