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Outdoor stage ceremony with a large brass oil lamp (deepa/kuthuvilakku) decorated with red and yellow flower garlands in the centre, being lit by an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti-style trousers with a rudraksha-like pendant. Beside him a woman in white with an orange shawl assists, and a man in white on the right watches with glasses. On the left, a figure in an orange turban and orange robes with long dark hair stands with hands folded, next to an older woman in a red and green sari with gold necklace, also with hands folded. Behind them hang white drapes with garlands of yellow and red flowers, an orange flag and trees are visible, and a camera operator is at the lower right.

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Outdoor ceremony on a stage in front of a white curtain and a large reddish backdrop. A tall brass oil lamp, wrapped in a garland of orange, yellow and red flowers and berries, is being lit by a man in a white shirt and grey trousers with a beaded necklace and wristwatch. Beside him, a younger man in white garments with an orange shawl and a tilak on his forehead looks on. On the left, a man with long hair wears an orange turban and orange robes with his hands folded. Next to him, a woman in a red and green sari with gold jewellery stands with hands clasped. On the right, an older man in white shirt and glasses watches the lighting.2010-02-17A photograph of a stage ceremony with a brass multi-wick lamp (aarti lamp) wrapped in a garland of red and orange flowers. A bald man in a white shirt and grey trousers holds the lamp, while a younger attendant in white with an orange scarf holds a silver plate of red flowers. 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