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A crowded indoor scene in warm lamplight. A man in a saffron-orange turban, orange shawl, brown-orange robe and a long gold-beaded necklace stands at centre, pointing upward with his right hand and holding his left hand near his waist. Swamiji (probable): long-form saffron robes, turban and ornate gold necklace, speaking and gesturing. Beside him, a bald, bare-chested older priest with a white forehead mark and gold chain speaks, and a bare-chested man with a dark rudraksha mala and white marks stands at left. Behind them devotees in white shirts and saffron-clad sannyasis fill the room. Thatched and wooden decor is visible at upper right.

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