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A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, with long dark hair, a rudraksha-style garland of white and orange flowers, and palms pressed together in prayer, sits on an ornate gilded throne with red cushions. A woman in a grey sari kneels before a small red-cushioned footstool, offering a brass plate of flowers and a lamp at the feet of the seated figure, while a woman in a white and orange sari with a flower in her hair sits with hands folded nearby. Several young men in saffron and yellow clothing sit on the white floor cloth beside brass pots, offerings and small sweets on a tray. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), seated on the gilded throne with long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a flower garland as the central figure of the puja.

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