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A photograph of a stage event with a bearded man in an orange-red turban decorated with a crescent ornament and rudraksha beads, wearing a long pink-and-white flower garland, a multi-strand gold bead necklace and a red-orange cloth draped over his shoulder, smiling with eyes closed as he embraces a younger bearded man with a topknot who leans in with closed eyes, wearing rudraksha mala beads and white cloth. Behind them, a trident stands on the left and brass ceremonial vessels with trident-like finials sit on the right against dark draped curtains. A partially visible man in white with a mala stands at the left edge. The scene reads as a satsang or initiation moment. Probable Swamiji is the turbaned figure, identified by his turban, rudraksha, flower garland and ornate gold necklaces, with a visible crescent ornament.

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