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Photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck, extending his hand toward a woman in a blue blouse and white sari and a young child bending forward to receive his blessing. Behind him a tray holds fruit including pineapple, flowers, and rudraksha beads. Attendants in white and orange stand nearby, and a second child is visible in the lower foreground. The man's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji, a probable identification based on his saffron robes, long hair, rudraksha mala and forehead marking; the page states he was present at this event.

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