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A stage ceremony at an outdoor tent event. A tall brass oil lamp (deepam) decorated with yellow and white garlands stands center, and a man in a white kurta lights it with a taper while a man in a green vest and white dhoti assists. Behind them, a monk in a saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and gold-trimmed shawl stands beside several saffron-clad monks, one wearing an orange turban and another with a shaved head. A figure on the far left wears an orange sari-style robe and head wrap. Background portraits are mounted on a banner, and flower arrangements sit at the lower left. Six or more people are visible on the stage. Whether the central saffron-robed figure is a person cannot be established from appearance.

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