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A photograph of an outdoor stage at a festival, decorated with marigold and white flower garlands and gold-tipped kalasha finials with pink, yellow and teal tassels. A figure with long hair wears an orange saffron wrap and a rudraksha mala and raises one hand in a wave while seated on an ornate gold throne-style chair with a framed picture beside it. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a small device. A teal and orange canopy stands above, with audience heads visible at the lower edge. Probable Swamiji (probable): the seated figure shows long hair, saffron wrap and rudraksha mala cues, and is seated on the throne as a presiding figure.

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