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Outdoor photo of a crowd pressing around a smiling man in orange-saffron robes and a long rudraksha mala, with a red tilak on his forehead and hair swept back. Behind him, a bald priest in orange shawl and layered rudraksha beads stands beside him. Green banana leaves and bunches hang over the doorway. A woman in a light sari holds a baby in a green outfit at left, and men in white shirts and dark trousers stand among the people. The man in saffron appears to be a Swamiji (probable), identified by his saffron robe, long rudraksha mala, and swept-back hair, with his presence at this event stated on the page.

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