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A large outdoor pada puja gathering beneath a canopy of colourful garlands in yellow, purple, green and white, with a striped fringed valance. A man seated on a gold throne with red cushions wears a rust-red robe, a red head covering, a rudraksha mala and a white flower garland, holding a microphone and gesturing as he speaks. Around him, devotees sit on striped mats: women in orange and saffron saris and a woman in teal hold brass plates of offerings, a bare-chested man sits near the front, and a priest in white dhoti stands at left. A seated priest in white with a rudraksha mala tends items at right beside a golden lotus-shaped stand. The appearance-based candidate on the throne matches the Swamiji (probable) cues of a crown-like head covering, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, so this is a candidate rather than a confirmed identity.

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