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Outdoor photo of a temple stage under a red-and-white canopy. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a red-and-gold beaded necklace holds a water bottle and steadies an elderly white-clad man who uses a metal walker. Behind them hang orange and gold draped cloths, and a woman in an orange sari stands at left; a few other people are partly visible at the edges. No swami identity can be confirmed from appearance.
Photo 246 of 624 from 17 June 2017

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