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A smiling man in an orange-red turban and red-orange robe, with a brown rudraksha-style shawl draped over his shoulders, holds a lit camphor flame on a brass aarti lamp with a small bell in his other hand during a ceremony. Around him, several young men in orange and saffron garments, rudraksha malas and white sacred ash on their foreheads and arms stand close together, some with palms joined and others holding bells and trays. An orange and gold canopy umbrella and a yellow umbrella are overhead, and booths with colourful signs fill the tented background. This appears to be an aarti ritual in a festival tent setting. The central man matches Swamiji (probable) based on his turban, saffron-orange clothing and distinctive shawl, and he is physically present.

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