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Outdoor photograph of a procession on a shaded path under trees. A central figure in a dark-red and saffron robe with a gold border wears long dark swept-back hair, a crown-like headpiece, several strands of white flower garlands, a large ornate gold pendant and rudraksha-style beads, and raises a long golden staff with both hands while smiling. Flanking men in saffron and red ritual robes with gold-bordered cloth, rudraksha malas and sandalwood or ash tilaks on their foreheads walk alongside. Another man at right with a shaved head and white tripundra markings holds his hands together. A few younger attendants stand behind, and a metal railing and a tree canopy frame the scene. Swamiji (probable): the central figure shows long swept-back hair, a crown-like headpiece, a large ornate gold pendant, garlands and rudraksha beads, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji.