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A photograph of a darshan session in a hall with red curtains. A man in an orange sleeveless top with a red tilak on his forehead, and long swept-back hair, sits on a white-covered seat and places his right hand on the head of a seated devotee. A woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl and red bindi stands behind a white-draped table holding a framed photo and papers, with a flower arrangement in a vase and fruit nearby. Seated devotees in front, including a man in a grey patterned shirt and a woman with folded hands, wait for blessing. A trident hangs on the wall to the right. Swamiji (probable): the man on the white seat has long swept-back hair, an orange garment and a red tilak, consistent with the page's Swamiji claim.

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