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A bearded man in a maroon turban with a gold ornament stands barefoot on a stone platform, smiling and holding a small flame lamp in one hand and a silver bell in the other. He wears a brown dhoti-style garment, heavy gold necklaces with a temple-shaped pendant, gold bangles, and layered garlands of red roses, pink lotus buds, white jasmine and yellow marigolds. Behind him stands a large brass vessel with a flame and hanging garlands, and a carved wooden pillar with broom-like grass bundles is at left. Floral decorations and a partly visible orange-clad person appear at the bottom edge. Swamiji (probable): the man has a long-hair-free turban, gold necklaces and a ceremonial brown robe consistent with the page's identification of Swamiji at this event, performing a ritual with lamp and bell.