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A nighttime procession photographed among a crowd. At the centre, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair wears a gold crown and a thick gold necklace over a white and green flower garland, and holds a basket of fruit. Several people around him wear white vibhuti forehead markings. A silver trident stands at left beside a gold pole, and a flower garland lies in the lower left. String lights and a tent canopy appear overhead. Swamiji (probable) is visible in appearance cues including the swept-back hair, gold crown and ornate gold necklace, but the identification is uncertain.

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