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A man in an orange-brown dhoti-style wrap with a golden border and a long rudraksha mala with ceremonial gold beads stands on the left, with long swept-back dark hair and white tilak markings on his forehead, placing his hand on the head of a shaved-headed young boy. Several shaved-headed boys and youths wear orange saffron wraps and beaded necklaces, and one boy in the foreground holds an orange cushion. A young woman in a red sari with a golden border and a red bindi stands behind them in a hall with ceiling lights and white chairs. The man's appearance with long hair, ornate gold-bordered clothing and rudraksha malas is consistent with the page's subject, so this is Swamiji (probable), blessing the group of young initiates.

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