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Night outdoor ritual photograph. A smiling person in a red-orange turban with a gold ornament and red bindi, wearing a long red-and-white flower garland with gold chains and an orange-red cloth, holds a lit oil lamp (deepam) in both hands. Behind and to the right, another person in white dhoti with glasses watches; a third figure stands at the edge. In the foreground a woven basket holds several lit clay oil lamps, with more flames and smoke around them. Swamiji (probable) cues: red turban with gold ornament, flower garland, gold chains, and ceremonial orange-red clothing in the foreground.

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