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A photograph of a ceremonial event under a red and white tent. In the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair, a red vibhuti mark on his forehead, and a gold pendant over a red robe walks with his eyes lowered. He wears a thick pink and white flower garland and a gold-beaded necklace. Behind him, bare-chested attendants in orange-red dhotis and beaded necklaces carry a yellow-covered book and a brass tray. Brass oil lamps stand along the left side, and a man in white with sunglasses holds a camera. An attendant at lower right has long hair and a gold pendant. Swamiji (probable): the centre man wears a gold pendant, rudraksha-style beaded necklace and garland, with long hair, and is positioned as the central figure of the procession.

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