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A smiling man in an ornate cream and gold embroidered sherwani stands with palms pressed together behind a row of tall white candles. He wears a multicoloured pink, orange and yellow turban. Behind him is a brass oil lamp on a stand, lit with a flame, in front of a yellow flower-decorated altar with red, green and white garland borders. The lower edge shows silver foil covering the altar table. This is a photograph of a puja or aarti setting with an oil lamp and candles, and the man's appearance matches the page's a person cues: a multicoloured turban and ornate ceremonial clothing, though the appearance is only partly distinctive. a person performing aarti with brass oil lamp and candles.

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January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A smiling man in a pale green embroidered silk sherwani with a long matching dupatta stands before a richly decorated backdrop of yellow flower-petal rangoli with red and white arches and green motifs. He wears a multicoloured turban and holds a lit brass oil lamp in one raised hand, while his other arm is extended outward. Behind him, a table is laden with orange and red flower arrangements, palm fronds and garlands, and a golden deity murti is partly visible at the right edge. Whether this man is a person cannot be determined from appearance alone, so this is described by role as a devotee performing an aarti with an oil lamp.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A smiling man in an ornate pale gold embroidered sherwani with a multicoloured turban and long dark hair stands behind a silver-covered altar draped in blue cloth. Lit white candles line the front edge, a large brass oil lamp with a lit wick stands to the right, and a green-draped deity murti or ornate figure sits to the left. Flowers and a yellow-and-red decorated backdrop with a white curved emblem frame the scene. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, multicoloured turban and ornate clothing match the presentation cues, so this is an in_person candidate.2009-01-01A photograph of a man in a pale cream embroidered sherwani-style robe with an orange-and-pink turban stands beside a tall brass oil lamp with a lit flame, extending his hand toward it. Behind him is a floral and yellow-marigold rangoli-style backdrop with a dark circle and white bird motif, a gilded ornate throne or seat draped in garlands and red cushions on the right, and flower arrangements of pink, orange and yellow blooms in front. A brass vessel stands near the lamp. The scene appears to be a ceremonial setting at a stage or altar area.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01A man in an ornate cream embroidered sherwani with a pink and yellow turban stands at a decorated altar, smiling and holding a small oil lamp on a silver tray in one hand while his other hand rests near a flat-topped offering table draped in silver foil and covered with red-orange petals. Behind him is a large yellow flower-decorated backdrop with a black arch containing a cream dove motif and a brass elephant figure at left. At left edge, a second man in a saffron-orange robe and beaded mala necklace stands partly visible beside the table. Bright marigold and pink flowers surround the altar, with a blue cloth covering the table front.2009-01-01