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A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands at an inauguration ceremony, holding a silver handbell in his right hand and reaching toward a brass oil lamp with a lit flame. He wears a long garland of white flowers with pink, blue and green threads, and a gold chain. Beside him stands a black marble plaque draped partly with a gold cloth, decorated with white flower garlands and scattered petals, under a canopy with orange, red and green striped fabric and leafy garlands. A framed portrait of a seated saffron-clad figure with a garland is visible at the right edge, and a brass lamp stand is on the left. The scene is an outdoor shrine-style inauguration.

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A photograph at an outdoor inauguration under a striped canopy. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and long white and multicolour flower garland stands at right, smiling as he tilts a silver vessel to pour liquid over a dark plaque on a white-draped table. Brass oil lamps flank the plaque, a gold cloth hangs beside it, and petals are scattered on the table. A framed portrait of a bearded man in orange with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at right, and a green foliage backdrop with a small logo is at left. The plaque is inscribed in Tamil and bears the name a person below the dedication text.2007-08-17Photograph of an outdoor inauguration ceremony under a canopy with orange, green and red striped cloth. A man in an orange robe and orange turban, wearing a multicolour flower garland, holds a bell and pours liquid from a small vessel onto a ceremonial setup. 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