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A stage event photograph with a large dark backdrop bearing bold gold Tamil lettering reading a title and a smaller line above it. A standing figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with a white and red flower garland, offers a round decorated object wrapped in white cloth to an older man in white dhoti and shirt who smiles and receives it. Another person in orange robes with long dark hair stands at right, and a man in white shirt and dhoti reaches out on the far right. A large brass oil lamp stands on the left beside a wooden lectern with flower arrangements, and orange and green paper decorations hang from the ceiling. Five people are visible.

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Three men stand before a tall brass oil lamp (nanda vilakku) on a red carpeted stage. The man on the left wears an orange turban, an orange shawl and a dark rudraksha mala, and holds his hands together near the lamp. In the centre a man in white dhoti and shirt wears a red-and-gold bordered shawl and watches. The man on the right wears orange robes with maroon borders and lights or tends the lamp with both hands. Behind them a black backdrop with a large Tamil headline, flower arrangements and an orange chair are visible. Three people stand together at a lamp-lighting ceremony.2010-01-21January 21 20102010-01-21A photograph on a red-carpeted stage under a canopy of colourful garlands in pink, blue, green and orange. A young man in an orange turban, orange robe and a red-and-white flower garland bends forward smiling, reaching toward a tray of flowers held by an attendant in orange. Facing him, an older man with grey hair and moustache wears a white dhoti and a red-and-gold shawl, smiling as he receives the offering. A brass oil lamp with a bird-shaped top stands at left, with flower arrangements and a banner with Tamil script behind.2010-01-20A stage event under a decorated canopy with orange and green paper streamers and flowers. A man with long hair, wearing an orange robe, orange turban and a white and red flower garland with a rudraksha mala, stands at a tall brass oil lamp, lighting it with a shared flame. Beside him an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds the lamp's lighting stick, and a younger figure in an orange robe and shawl stands at right. Behind them is a dark banner with Tamil lettering and an orange chair, flower arrangements and a microphone stand. The scene suggests a lamp-lighting opening ceremony.2010-01-20Photograph of a stage lamp-lighting at a Bhagavad Gita satsang. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at a brass lamp draped in red and white flower garlands, with a tall brass kuthuvilakku-style lamp in the centre. The man on the right in a saffron robe with red border and long dark hair is lighting or tending the lamp. Beside him an older man in white shirt and white dhoti, wearing glasses, holds an object near the lamp. A third man in a white shirt stands behind, and a woman in a sari is partly visible at the far right. On the left, a man in a saffron robe and saffron turban with a rudraksha mala has his hands folded. Behind them is a red stage canopy, a large portrait of a young man with a banner reading Bhagavad Gita, a desert cooler and floral decorations. Five people are visible.2010-02-17January 22 20102010-01-22A photograph of a stage event with a brass oil lamp (nanda vilakku) in the centre. A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban places a red and white flower garland around the neck of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a red-and-gold shawl. Another saffron-clad person stands behind them. The backdrop is a dark banner with large gold Tamil lettering, and flower arrangements and orange drapery decorate the stage.2010-01-21A woman in an orange sleeveless top, orange trousers and an orange head-wrap stands on a red-carpeted stage, receiving a handshake from a man in white shirt and white dhoti. Beside them a man in a white shirt holds a plate of red flower garlands, and a man in a plaid shirt stands at the right next to a tall brass oil lamp with a peacock-shaped top. Behind is a wooden desk with flower arrangements and an orange cushion. A backdrop shows a peacock feather and Tamil text for Bhagavad Gita satsang.2010-01-19January 22 20102010-01-22January 23 20102010-01-23A stage event under a decorated tent with orange, green and blue garlands and a banner behind. A young man in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban and a rudraksha mala stands at a brass lamp, smiling. Beside him, a man in white shirt and white dhoti holds the lamp's flame area, and a man in orange robes with a maroon-edged shawl leans in to light the lamp. A man in cream clothes stands at the right edge. An orange-cushioned throne and flower arrangements are visible at left. The brass lamp appears to be a standing oil lamp being lit, not a fire pit. The presenter's appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference, but the identity cues are only partly distinctive, so this is uncertain.2010-01-23 +1 copiesJanuary 23 20102010-01-23