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Night photograph of a man in a rust-red turban decorated with a gold floral brooch and gold ornament, bare-chested with a gold bead necklace and gold bracelets, palms pressed together in namaste with eyes closed. He stands behind a large dark stone lingam wrapped in red and yellow marigold garlands and white flowers, beside silver metal railings, with smoke rising from the left. The dark background suggests an evening ritual such as rudrabhishekam. Swamiji (probable): the figure's long hair, turban, gold ornaments and bead necklace fit the candidate's presentation, so he is treated as the person present.