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Night photograph at an outdoor tent event with string lights along the top. At the centre, a smiling man in a rust-red turban, rust-red wrap and a long white flower garland, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, is surrounded by people. Beside him a young boy in a green and red striped shirt is held close. Around them, saffron-clad and white-clad men press in; one man on the left has a gold ceremonial necklace and forehead markings, another on the right wears a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala. A man in white kurta stands to the right, and a person holds up a mobile phone in the lower right. Colourful decorative panels line the tent backdrop. Several people are visible, with the central figure and surrounding devotees forming the group. Swamiji (probable): the central figure wears a rust-red turban, a long flower garland and a rudraksha mala, cues associated with Swamiji's presentation in this event context.

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