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March 12 2008

A photograph of people entering a room through a doorway decorated with a colourful, flower-strung canopy. In the centre, a smiling man in a saffron-orange robe wears a long garland of red and white flowers and walks forward. Beside him, a monk in saffron robes with a shaved head stands in the doorway. To the left, a woman in a cream sari with a floral pattern holds a basket of flowers, and a man in white shirt and dhoti stands behind her. Another man in white clothes stands near a side table with a floral cloth and offerings. The room has yellow walls, tiled dado, a wooden cabinet and a wall fan. The man in saffron is shown in a welcoming procession; appearance-based label: a person, with visible cues of an orange robe and a flower garland.

A ribbon-cutting opening at a doorway with a yellow ribbon stretched across it. A central figure in an orange saffron robe, with long swept-back hair and a long red and pink flower garland, stands on a red patterned mat smiling and holding the ribbon. Beside them a woman in a cream and beige embroidered sari holds a woven basket of flowers, and a man in white kurta holds a plate of offerings at a side table draped with a colourful floral cloth and a flower arrangement. Other attendees in white and cream clothing stand nearby. Above the doorway hangs a colourful tie-dyed canopy with orange marigold strings. Probable Swamiji: the central figure's long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ceremonial garland match the presentation cues, consistent with the page's account of a restaurant inauguration.

A photograph of a procession inside a plain yellow-walled hall with a red tiled floor. A man in saffron-orange robes and a long red and white flower garland walks barefoot at centre, with dark hair swept back and bare upper body, appearing to be a person candidate by his garland and orange robes. He is accompanied by a woman in a cream sari with a brocade border who carries a woven basket with flowers and offerings. To the left a woman in white with folded hands stands near steel pots and water jugs. Behind them a shaved-headed man in orange, women in white saris, and men in white kurta clothing follow past a colourful festoon-decorated canopy and a table with a patterned cloth. Five to six people are visible.

A ribbon-cutting or inauguration at a shop doorway with a multicolour tie-dye canopy strung with marigold garlands. A figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a long red-and-white flower garland and long swept-back hair holds a small tray at the center, facing a woman in a white sari with a blue border and a man in a white kurta who stand together at the ribbon. To the left a shaved-headed man in orange dhoti and saffron shawl stands beside a woman in a cream sari holding a brass vessel with flowers. A man in a checked shirt watches behind, and a small child is partially visible at the far left. A flower-decorated table with a bouquet sits at right. A yellow tape ribbon stretches across the opening, and an outdoor landscape with trees shows through the doorway.

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A photograph of a central figure in an orange saffron robe wearing a crimson-orange turban and a long white and orange flower garland with a dark rudraksha mala, smiling and standing in a decorated doorway. Marigold garlands in yellow and orange hang across the ceiling. Around him, men in white ritual clothes and white shirts, some with orange sashes and rudraksha malas, crowd close, one holding a tray of white flowers. A man in a white shirt and a bald devotee in a yellow-green shawl stand at the right edge with hands folded. A signboard with Tamil text is visible on the left wall. a person cues: crimson turban, saffron robe and rudraksha mala on the central figure.

A photograph of a home interior where devotees welcome a saffron-robed sannyasi standing on a floral rangoli. The central figure in orange robes wears a long white and red flower garland and gold beaded necklaces, with long dark hair. Beside him, another orange-robed attendant holds a brass trident and shares the threshold, while devotees with folded hands bow. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand to the left, a woman in a green sari and an older woman in white are in the middle, and women in saffron and gold silk stand to the right. A small girl in a white dress with a green sash watches. Behind, a framed portrait of a guru with a garland hangs above a doorway draped with colourful flower strings, with a lamp and marigold garlands on the frame.

A woman in a mauve sari with dark brown blouse stands with palms pressed together in namaste before a smiling figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a large pink flower garland and rudraksha mala with a long swept-back hairstyle, a person. To the right a man in white dhoti with green-bordered shawl holds a brass plate of red kumkum offerings, while a woman in orange sari stands behind. A white-robed attendant with orange shawl and a standing man in white shirt are also present, under a thatched roof with pink flowering garland decor and yellow pillars.