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Night outdoor ceremony beside a rectangular temple pool with tiered stone steps and red-and-white railings. A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on an ornate gold-and-silver throne, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and a pink-and-white flower garland, and holds a silver staff raised in one hand while gesturing. A gold lion figure rests at the base of the throne. Beside him, a man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits, and rows of seated devotees in orange and maroon clothing line the pool's edge. Orange flags and strings of lights decorate the scene behind them. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), seated on the throne with long hair, saffron shawl and garland.

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