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Evening arati in a temple hall with three men holding brass lamps aloft. The central man wears a saffron-orange robe and holds a small brass bell in his other hand, with a swept-back hairstyle and glasses. Two men flank him in white dhotis and white kurtas with yellow shawls; the man on the left holds a brass bell and the man on the right holds a bell and wears a rudraksha mala. An orange cloth canopy hangs on the left and a dense seated audience in yellow shawls and white and orange clothes fills the floor. Above, a wall panel with an illustrated poster reads 'Living Consciousness' with a historical photo of Arunachala, and a tall orange-and-white ceremonial banner stands at right. Candle-like lamps and a hanging brass lamp are visible. The central figure is a sannyasi in saffron, but his appearance alone is not enough to confirm identity.

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