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Indoor photograph of a ceremonial welcome in a plainly decorated hall with orange and yellow garland bunting along the walls. A central figure with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and an orange-saffron robe stands with eyes lowered as a shaved-headed man in white clothes places a flower garland around his neck. Around them, devotees in saffron and white kurtas and shirts crowd close; one man in a dark grey shirt holds a fruit basket aloft and extends a hand toward the central figure's head. A cluster of onlookers, some in orange clothing, fill the frame. Appearance-based label: a person, shown in person receiving garlanding; identity is inferred from the page and visible cues only.

October 09 2008

Photograph of a seated figure in orange robes with a thick garland of white flowers and orange-red blossoms draped over the shoulders, their bare upper arm visible, extending a hand. A man in a white kurta with an orange-banded ID lanyard, wearing a gold ring and beaded mala, holds and adjusts a gold bangle or wristlet on the seated person's wrist. Another person's dark hair is visible at the lower right corner. Several people stand in white clothes in the background. Appearance is not enough to confirm the identity of the seated figure, so the person is described by role only.

A photograph of a crowded indoor ceremony in a white-walled room with orange garland decorations along the top edge. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe with a long flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, appearing to be the honoured figure, stands with hands together while a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and gold necklace, holding a plate of fruit and flowers, faces him. Around them devotees in white and orange shirts stand with palms pressed together, and a man in a grey shirt holds offerings of fruit and coconut. Adornments and garlands are visible throughout. a person is the long-haired figure in saffron with the swept-back hair and long garland, identified by these appearance cues only.

A photograph of a ritual reception in a plain room with peach walls and a tall decorative banner in the upper right. A man in a yellow shirt raises a hand, applying red kumkum or vibhuti to the forehead of a bare-chested shaven-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti. The priest wears a long red and green flower garland with yellow marigolds, and a red-and-orange shawl hangs over his shoulder. Beside him a man in a white shirt holds a silver tray with a white cloth, and a shaven priest in orange holds a gold ritual object. An older man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands in the foreground, and another man in a white shirt with a red lanyard stands at left. The garland and tray suggest a devotee greeting or a ritual honouring, but no specific festival is shown.

A photograph inside a hall with a white ceiling canopy and a striped pillar at the top. An older man with grey hair and glasses, wearing a white kurta and an orange shawl, leans forward to place a red and yellow marigold garland around the neck of a seated figure whose head is bowed. The recipient wears an orange cloth and red garment. A man on the right in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a silver tray with a gold object and papers. Another man in white stands at the left edge, and a few people in white are visible in the background near a doorway.

A crowded indoor ritual scene in a hall with white walls, orange-and-white garlands hung in swags, and a large circular floral backdrop of white blossoms over a red cloth. Several men in white dhoti and kurta stand close around a central figure draped in white and heavy garlands of orange and pink flowers, while others raise small brass kalasha pots and leaves toward it. A man in an orange shawl with rudraksha beads stands at left with palms pressed together, and a figure in orange with a shaved head stands behind. A brass plate with flowers and a small pot appear at lower left. A ceiling fan and speaker are mounted on the walls.

Photo of a devotee in a white shirt placing a marigold and jasmine garland over the head of a bare-chested person in an orange cloth and saffron-bordered shawl, bowing forward with eyes closed. The backdrop is a decorated wall of white jasmine and orange and yellow marigold garlands, with green leaves. Another person in white stands at the right edge, and an onlooker in white is partly visible behind. The shaved-headed recipient is.

A photograph in a bright white-walled hall with a corrugated metal roof. In the foreground a bald man in a white shirt and orange cloth bows forward with palms pressed together. Behind him a woman in an orange sari with white and red flower garlands stands smiling, with a red bindi. At right, a figure in a brown garment with red-bordered sleeves extends a long gold-tipped pole draped in white jasmine garlands and red flowers. A bald man in orange cloth sits lower centre, and a man in a yellow shirt with a printed emblem stands behind. Garlands and offerings suggest a ritual or darshan setting.

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A photograph of a devotional gathering indoors near an orange-painted wall. A man in a white dhoti and shirt, with a white forehead mark, raises a decorated object over the head of a kneeling devotee who wears a pink and white flower garland and gold bangles. Around them, several men in white kurtas stand with hands folded in namaste or watching, and a figure in orange and saffron robes with a red-and-gold garland stands at right. A woman in white with jasmine flowers and gold earrings is at the lower right.