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A photograph of a seated gathering in a draped room with red and white patterned curtains. A man with a long grey beard and sweeping grey hair, wearing an orange robe and a red-and-white garland, sits on the right with palms joined. On a gold-carved throne at the back sits a man in an orange turban and orange robe with a gold pendant and beaded mala, hands clasped. Seated on the floor in the centre is a bald man in a reddish-orange robe and glasses, smiling, with a gold-beaded mala. To the left a woman in a white sari with a white blindfold and a beaded mala gestures with raised hands, beside a figure with long dark hair. Behind them a man in saffron-coloured clothing holds a video camera, and another bald man in orange stands at the rear. A trident is propped against the wall near the throne. Dim room with a red carpet and cushions.

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