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Outdoor ceremony under a decorated canopy with white fabric, red and yellow drapes and fairy lights. A standing man in white dhoti and shawl with white hair and glasses reaches toward a large brass lamp with a flower garland, guided by a saffron-robed monk in a red-banded turban-like head covering with a crystal mala. Beside them a bald, bearded monk in orange robes and a shorter priest in orange stand near the lamp. Other men in white shirts and glasses and monks in orange robes with tilak and vibhuti surround the lamp. Marigold garlands hang from the lamp stand, and green leaves rest at its base. This appears to be a lamp-lighting ritual, with an oil lamp being lit.

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Outdoor ceremonial scene under a white canopy with yellow and red drapery. A man in a white dhoti and shawl with a gold-bordered green sash stands at left with hands folded at his chest. Center, a bald man in saffron robes holds a brass oil lamp with a garland of orange flowers, flames burning, while a man in saffron with a red-and-white forehead mark and a long saffron head covering holds the lamp base at right. Behind them, saffron-clad attendants and men in white shirts and glasses look on. Lamp aarti ritual; a person candidate appearance uncertain, so role-based description used.2010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30Outdoor ceremonial scene under a white canopy with red and yellow fabric trim. Two saffron-robed monastics hold a brass oil lamp (aarti) wrapped in orange marigold garlands, with white flowers on top and green leaves at the base. The monastic on the right wears a saffron robe and shawl, white tripundra on the forehead, and a beaded mala. Beside them, a man in a white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl stands with hands folded in namaskar, and another man in white shirt and dhoti stands at the right edge. Other saffron-clad figures stand behind. Possible a person cues include the saffron robe and beaded adornments on the right-hand figure, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm.2010-01-30A photograph of a ceremonial lamp lighting under a decorated canopy with yellow and red fringed draping. A man in white dhoti and shawl with red-and-gold border, wearing glasses and rings, holds a lit wick toward a brass lamp garlanded with orange and white flowers. Beside him stand saffron-robed monastics: a bald man with white beard and orange cloth, and a younger man in an orange turban. On the right, a man in saffron shawl with a vertical white forehead mark wears a pink crystal-style mala necklace, and beside him stand other men in white. Several onlookers in white shirts and dhotis are visible at the edges.2010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30January 30 20102010-01-30August 09 20072007-08-09August 09 20072007-08-09A ceremonial lamp ritual under a white tent with marigold and purple flower garlands on the lamp stand. A man in an orange-saffron head turban and rudraksha mala, standing at right, holds a hand over a large brass lamp (kalasha-topped oil lamp) with lit wicks. Beside him a bearded elderly man in orange robes stands with hands folded. Several men in orange and saffron robes stand around the lamp, including one with a shaved head and one in a shawl at left. Behind them are a dark maroon backdrop, garlands and a red-cushioned chair. Incense smoke rises at the back. Swamiji (probable): the man at right wears a saffron turban, rudraksha mala and orange robes, consistent with the page's reference to a ceremony.2007-08-09January 30 20102010-01-30