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A standing man in a gold-embroidered cream sherwani with a red shawl, a cream turban and long dark hair raises one hand and holds a small handbell, at a ritual in a hall with a corrugated roof and loudspeakers. In front, a figure in orange robes lights a row of brass oil lamps on the floor, and another orange-robed person bends over them. A white-robed attendant in an orange shawl carries a tray of white flowers, and a man in a yellow-and-orange shawl stands beside him. Garlands of pink and white flowers hang on the rails, and seated devotees fill the background. Some visible clothing is orange, saffron and white. The standing man's appearance shows only a turban and long hair with ornate clothing, a weak set of cues, so the identity is uncertain and the page says he is not Swamiji.

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