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A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a KAILASA centre in Tamil Nadu. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban, with long dark hair and a red tilak, stands on a red carpet holding a brass bell in one hand and a brass aarti lamp with a flame in the other. A long garland of white jasmine and red flowers hangs over the orange robes, and a rudraksha mala is worn across the chest. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts, and others in red kurtas, stand with palms pressed together or hands raised. A low hedge of purple-leaved plants and a white building with a tiled roof form the background. A Swamiji (probable) appearance-based candidate is present, with saffron turban, orange robes, rudraksha mala and garland cues.

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