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A man in a white dhoti and white shawl with a gold-and-yellow border holds a brass plate with a burning flame, performing aarti outdoors. He wears a white turban, a heavy gold necklace and a gold-coloured garland, and has long hair swept back. Beside him, a man in an orange shawl stands by a brass oil lamp on a green striped mat, and another man in white bends forward. A standing man in white clothes watches from behind near a white building with a window and a rangoli design on the ground. Smoke rises from the flame. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), performing aarti as the central figure, identified by the turban, long swept-back hair, gold necklace and white-and-gold garments.

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