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A large open-air gathering under white tent canopies at a Guru Poornima celebration. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits on a red-and-black tiger-striped seat with an ornate gold throne-like structure beside him, holding a long wooden staff with an orange cloth tied to it while his arm extends toward a devotee. Around him, seated devotees in white and orange clothing, men in white shirts and a man in orange cloth stand close by, and a dense crowd of many people sits on the ground beyond. A printed photo booklet rests on the seat. The figure is described as Swamiji (probable) based on long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala.

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