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An evening welcome at a house entrance. A man in a red sleeveless top with a saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulder stands at the open door of a dark vehicle, facing a group. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a white flower garland with red blossoms and smiles. A woman in a blue saree holds a brass pot decorated with white flowers and green leaves. Around them, a woman in white with a pearl necklace and several men and women stand with palms pressed together in greeting. Warm interior lights and a framed picture are visible on the wall behind them.

July 10 2009

Indoor photo at night of a welcome reception. In the centre, a man in a white shirt bows with palms joined over a silver vessel decorated with white flowers and green leaves, held by a person in a blue sari. On the right, a figure in an orange top wears a white and red flower garland and presses palms together. Left, a woman in a white sari with pearl necklace and bangles folds her hands. Behind, a woman in a white sari holds a silver tray of flowers and fruit, and a crowd of devotees with palms joined stands watching. Metal car bodywork is visible at right.

July 10 2009

Indoor evening photograph of a devotee gathering in a covered porch area. A woman in a red sari with white flower garlands stands beside a silver car at the centre, smiling. Behind her, a crowd of women in saris, several in white and orange-yellow, stand close together, some with hands raised in greeting. In the foreground, a bald man in a white shirt presses his palms together in namaste, and another man in a white shirt with a lanyard stands at the right edge. Warm ceiling lights and perforated brick walls frame the scene.

A photograph at a house entrance with a paved courtyard and a rangoli-style white floral pattern on the ground. On the left, a smiling woman in an orange saree with a gold border holds a silver kalasha decorated with white jasmine garlands, an orange flower and green leaves, a traditional welcome offering. On the right, a smiling man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala garland and a dark red-brown wrap stretches his arm toward the open door of a black SUV. Beside him, a young boy in orange cloth and orange beads stands near the vehicle, and in the background several people with palms pressed together stand near a white gate and green foliage.

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Outdoor photo at dusk of a welcome ceremony beside a light blue minivan. A smiling man in a saffron-orange robe and a long garland of white jasmine and yellow flowers stands centre-right, having garlands and flowers placed on him by women in sarees with jasmine in their hair; one woman in a maroon blouse and patterned saree holds an offering. At left a man in a white shirt with a gold chain presses his palms together in anjali, and an older man in white with glasses and a pendant stands nearby. A second person in orange stands at right behind the van, and a yellow-clad man appears at far left. Palm trees and a white wall with ornate gates are visible behind.

A photograph of a street scene where a smiling figure in an orange saffron robe and a red-and-yellow garland stands beside a silver vehicle. A woman in a white sari with an orange border holds a brass tray with flowers and a kalasha-like vessel, while a man in white shirt and dhoti leans in to offer it, and a kneeling man in cream clothing bends low in the foreground. Two men in white dhotis stand in the background near a white wall and palm trees. The figure in orange has long dark hair with a red bindi and a rudraksha-style necklace, offering a possible a person identification based on the swept-back hair, saffron robe and garland cues. Pada pooja style reverence is shown as devotees honour the figure at their home entrance.

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