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A man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing a white jasmine garland and a sleeveless saffron-orange garment performs aarti with a flame in a small shrine room. He holds a lit lamp toward a framed portrait of a saffron-robed teacher seated under a tree, labelled with partial text reading "...AMAHA... ...NANDA ...AMIGA". Nearby stands a second framed photograph of a saffron-clad figure with a turban and red hibiscus flowers. The shrine table holds brass oil lamps, fruit, flower garlands, a yellow decorated kalasha and offering plates. A person in purple is partly visible at the right edge. Appearance-based: Swamiji (probable), performing aarti, based on long hair, saffron clothing and jasmine garland; the portrait is a depiction of a separate teacher.

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