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A photograph of a house visit in a bright marble-floored room. A long-haired figure in an orange saffron robe and a white flower garland sits on a low seat, raising both hands in a gesture of blessing toward devotees. A woman in a red and gold silk sari bends forward to receive it, holding a red apple. Seated beside them, a woman in a green sari and a man with a bare chest and sacred thread sit on the floor holding fruit. Behind them, standing devotees include a woman in a mustard sari and a woman in blue, a man in white dhoti with a tilak, and young men in white robes with yellow shawls and orange wraps. A framed painting of Hindu deities hangs on the wall. A tray of bananas and fruit sits in the foreground, and a white floral rangoli is visible on the floor. a person appears as the figure in orange with the long hair and garland, presented as the figure being honoured; he is seated and blessing.

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A seated man in saffron-orange robes wears a white flower garland and long, swept-back dark hair, and reaches to receive a small red fruit from a young woman with glasses, a green dupatta and a red-and-blue salwar kameez who kneels before him. An older woman in a cream sari with a red border stands behind them with her hands raised, and a man in an orange shawl and a young man in a yellow cloth stand nearby, with onlookers in white and green at the back. The setting is an interior with white-framed windows and a sculpture at the left edge. Visible cues for the seated man include saffron clothing, long hair and a garland, so the appearance-based label applies, and his role is that of the person receiving an offering.2010-02-17Indoor photograph in a marble-floored room with a framed painting of deities on the wall behind. 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