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A photograph of a doorway decorated for a ceremonial arrival. Yellow marigold garlands hang down the door frame and a leafy banana-leaf canopy is strung above the threshold. A red carpet leads inward across the floor. A woman in a blue sari with a green border stands at left with her hands folded. Two men walk through the doorway: one bare-chested in a white dhoti with a rudraksha-style mala, and a second in saffron/orange robes with a pink-and-white flower garland, walking barefoot. A man in a dark shirt stands in the background on the right beside a wooden swing. The frame has a white door and a window grille.

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A photograph of a doorway in a white-walled home with a red carpet runner on the tiled floor. Through the open door, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair and a pink-and-white flower garland walks forward, smiling, barefoot. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with bare chest and a woman in a green sari with blue blouse accompany the procession. Yellow marigold garlands and a green banana-leaf toran decorate the doorway. A man in white shirt stands behind, and a rattan swing chair sits on a veranda outside. A red cushion and white bag are on a bench at right.2010-01-10A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a white and red flower garland entering a house through a doorway. He is smiling and walking forward in a white-walled hallway with a tiled floor. Behind him, a woman in a white sari with a red border and a red blouse, along with other people in orange and white clothing, follow through a doorway decorated with a yellow and orange flower garland and hanging ornaments. A small red bindi is visible on his forehead.2010-01-10Indoor photo in a wood-trimmed room with yellow curtains. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a red bindi wears a saffron-orange robe and a white and red flower garland, walking through an open wooden door. Behind him, a woman in a teal sari holds a tray of offerings with a plant, and another woman in a yellow-trimmed garment follows. On the right, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with red border, and a dark rudraksha-style mala, holds the end of his cloth. A wooden chair sits at the lower left.2010-02-18July 28 20082008-07-28March 03 20112011-03-03Interior photograph of a house room with cream walls, wooden door frames and trim, yellow curtains, and a framed family photo on the wall. A central figure in an orange robe with a white and red flower garland walks barefoot across a patterned tiled floor, eyes lowered and smiling. Beside him, a woman in a green and blue sari carries a woven basket with flowers and an offering. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and red shawl stands in the doorway. At right, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti walks past with a sacred thread visible across his chest. A wooden armchair with a cushioned seat sits at left. Three people are visible in the scene.2010-02-18A photograph inside a plain home room with cream walls, orange and white striped trim, and framed pictures on a shelf. A man in an orange saffron robe with a long multi-coloured flower garland stands centre, with a red bindi, while a younger man in orange beside him holds a tray of rose petals on an orange-draped low table. An elderly woman in a white sari with pink border presses her palms together at right, and an older man in white shirt and dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at far right. Other people in white clothes are visible in the doorway behind, and a garlanded framed portrait sits near the wall.2010-01-21A photograph of a doorway decorated with a festoon of yellow, orange and dark green flower garlands and small hanging ornaments. A smiling man with long swept-back hair and orange robes, wearing a white and red flower garland, walks forward through the open wooden door. Behind him stands a second person in orange clothing, and a painted glass door panel with floral and leaf designs is on the left.2010-01-10A photograph of a barefoot man in an orange saffron robe entering through a carved wooden double door in a room with cream walls and a polished wooden floor scattered with flower petals. He wears a long garland of yellow and magenta flowers and a gold necklace, and his long dark hair is swept back. Behind him a woman in a cream and orange sari carries a brass vessel with a green leaf on a tray, and another person in white stands in the doorway. Swamiji (probable): the man has long swept-back hair, a saffron robe, a floral garland and a gold necklace, consistent with the page's account of a home visit blessing. A red-covered object is visible at the left edge.2010-01-09A photograph of an office entrance being opened, with a long-haired figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala walking through the doorway, hands held together at the chest. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala. Behind him, an older man in white shirt and white dhoti walks in, and another man in white shirt carries a tray. The doorway is decorated with a green leaf torana and a strand of flower garland. Two or three onlookers in light clothing stand outside a barred window on the right. Bare white-tiled floor and pale walls.2010-02-16A man in a saffron-orange robe with a long white and yellow flower garland, with red and green accents, stands in a doorway decorated with mango leaves and marigold strings. He has long dark hair swept back and wears a red bindi on his forehead, and a small boy in a green shirt holds his hand beside him. Behind them, people in white and orange clothes move through a garlanded entrance into a room with a wooden cabinet on the right. The scene reads as a welcome at a house visit. a person: the saffron robe, long swept-back hair and flower garland match the page's description of the visit, but his appearance is only partially clear.2010-02-15A photograph of a doorway entering a small white-walled room with a glossy wooden door and gold handle on the right. A figure in an orange saffron turban and orange robe, with a long orange shawl and layered red and white flower garlands and a dark rudraksha mala, walks through the doorway barefoot. Beside them a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a gold-coloured sash, walks behind and looks down. A floral garland of red and white flowers and green leaves decorates the door frame, and a small woven rug lies on the tiled floor. Through the doorway a glimpse of greenery and a blue awning is visible.2008-07-28