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A photograph inside a temple shrine during a puja. A man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a gold necklace and rudraksha mala, wearing saffron robes, sits on the floor holding a brass plate and facing a bald, saffron-robed priest who kneels with a folded cloth in his hands. A third saffron-clad person with a red head covering sits behind them. A tall brass oil lamp stands in the centre, and offerings of fruit, flowers, coconuts and brass vessels lie on the floor. Behind them is a decorated altar with garlanded deity images and rows of small figures. Several people are visible in the background. Swamiji (probable) is the man with long hair, seated and holding the plate, based on visible cues of long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala.

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