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Photograph of a smiling man standing barefoot on a red carpeted stage under a white tent canopy, palms pressed together in greeting before a tall brass lamp with a lit flame and a white flower garland around its rim. He wears a cream turban with a red tilak, long dark hair, a white embroidered kurta and cream dhoti with gold border, and a garland of white jasmine and red flowers. Behind him is a decorated yellow backdrop with ornate green and red panels, and to the left a blue draped table holds a cake and candles. Marigold petals lie on the stage floor. Brass urns frame the scene.

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A man in a white kurta and white dhoti stands barefoot on a red-carpeted step in a tented pavilion, palms pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. He wears a white turban with a red tilak on his forehead, and white and red flower garlands hang around his neck. In front of him, tall polished brass oil lamps hold a flame, and marigold petals are scattered on the carpet. Behind him stands a gold-trimmed throne with a matching canopy, beside a draped table with a tiered cake and lit candles. a person: the white turban, long hair, and garlanded white attire are the cues for this figure, who is performing an aarti-like offering at a birthday celebration.2008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01April 22 20122012-04-22 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a decorated pavilion showing a standing figure in a cream embroidered sherwani with long dark hair, wearing a multicoloured turban with pink and yellow tones and a sheer orange shawl draped over one shoulder. The figure rests one hand on the rim of a tall brass oil lamp (deepam) with a lit flame, set on a red-carpeted stage amid orange, yellow and pink flower arrangements and green palm leaves. Behind is a yellow and black wall panel with a bird-like motif edged in red and gold, and draped pink curtains. Visible physical people: the one standing figure; a partial arm of another person appears at the left edge holding a flower-laden tray. The figure appears to be a person: long hair, a turban and an orange shawl, with the lamp offering as the action.2009-01-01A photograph of a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, wearing a white cloth draped over his bare shoulder and a gold necklace of beads. He holds the flame of a tall, ornate brass oil lamp with a bird-shaped finial, lit by a small flame. Behind him is a deity murti decorated with red, yellow and white flower garlands and a blue cloth, beside a green and yellow patterned pillar and blue drapes. a person is a probable identification from the long swept-back hair, gold beaded necklace and white ritual cloth, with the oil lamp indicating an aarti.2010-11-10April 22 20122012-04-22November 14 20102010-11-14