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A lamp-lighting ceremony on an indoor stage at an All Religions conference. In the centre, a saffron-robed man with a tall orange turban holds a brass oil lamp while a bald, saffron-clad elderly man steadies it, and a robed man in orange lights it with a flame. Around them stand saffron-clad sadhus, a white-capped man in white kurta, and a man in a white shirt. Behind them is a gold drape, a backdrop with a crescent and multilingual banner, and a framed portrait of an elderly saint. Note: a man in an orange robe and white turban at right appears to be the same as the lamp holder; no identification is made from appearance.

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