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Night outdoor event on red brick steps. A bearded man with long hair, wearing a brown-maroon robe and a pink-and-white floral garland with rudraksha beads, sits eyes closed on an ornate chair flanked by golden lion figures, holding a tall silver trident. A large multicoloured fringed canopy with a lotus motif shades him. Golden trident staffs stand on either side. To the right, a man in an orange-saffron robe sits beside a man in a cream shirt. On the left, several seated people in green, white and pink saris and white dhotis watch. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure with long hair, rudraksha and a ceremonial garland, seated on a throne under a canopy.

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