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Close photo of a long-haired man in saffron-orange cloth draped over one shoulder, smiling and raising his right hand in greeting. He wears long necklaces of rudraksha beads and white skull-shaped beads, a gold chain, gold hoop earring, rudraksha armlets and a wide rudraksha waist band. A red bindi and white vibhuti mark his forehead. Behind him, a man in a purple shirt stands near marigold petals on a cloth-covered platform by the river. Swamiji (probable): the man has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace, matching the page's Varanasi temple tour and Kumbh Mela context.