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A photograph of a warm embrace on a festival stage. A man in a rust-orange turban with a jewelled brooch, a white and gold-trimmed ornate necklace, layered garlands, a rudraksha mala and gold armlets holds a smiling woman with short dark hair who wears a rust-orange shawl and gold bangles. Behind them stand several young men in saffron and orange dhotis with white forehead marks, some with hands pressed together in namaste. A man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha beads stands at left. The man in the turban is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues: orange turban, garlands, rudraksha and ornate gold jewellery, placed in a ceremonial setting.