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A photograph of a street-side welcome at a house visit. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron shawl and a thick garland of white and yellow flowers, walks forward. Around him, a woman in a red blouse and patterned sari holds a white tray, a woman in a blue-green sari stands beside him, and a woman in an orange garment carries a brass plate of offerings. On the right, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a rudraksha-style mala and a woman in a white sari kneel near a basket of flowers and fruit. Behind them, a silver SUV and several men in white and light shirts watch from a blue gate and green doorway.

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January 11 20102010-01-11January 12 20072007-01-12Outdoor photo of a welcome at a temple or ashram entrance. A long-haired figure in orange saffron robes wearing a garland of marigolds and flowers stands centre, with a second saffron-robed attendant beside him. Women in saris, including one in a green-yellow sari and one in teal and pink, hold brass plates and pots of offerings and flowers, consistent with an aarti or welcome ritual. Men in white shirts and dhotis crowd around, a boy in red stands at left, and a silver SUV and trees sit in the background.2010-01-19January 18 20092009-01-18An outdoor street scene in front of a silver car, where a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe and a pink-and-white flower garland stands at the centre. A devotee in a rust-orange cloth and sacred thread kneels or bends forward, and a woman in a magenta sari bends to offer a brass plate, with a woman in a blue blouse and green-bordered shawl leaning in beside her. Several men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees stand around the group, and a bald monk in orange robes stands behind. A flower arrangement sits near the pada puja. The scene suggests a pada puja with devotees washing or honouring the feet of the central figure during a home visit.2010-01-10Outdoor photograph of a padapuja-style welcome in a street setting beside a parked silver SUV. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair wears saffron-orange robes, a flower garland of white and pink blooms, and a gold necklace, standing on a striped mat. A woman in a teal sari kneels at his feet, while a shaved-headed man in white with rudraksha beads on the left and a young boy in orange robes stand nearby. Women in yellow and white saris and onlookers in white shirts surround the group. Motorcycle parts and a red scooter sit on a display stand to the right. a person is the saffron-robed central figure wearing a garland and long swept-back hair, presented as the person receiving honour.2010-01-19January 18 20092009-01-18November 25 20092009-11-25January 18 20092009-01-18January 12 20072007-01-12A street scene in front of a silver car where a long-haired figure in an orange-red shawl and a long white-and-red-yellow flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes lowered. Behind them a group of women in white saris with red and orange borders hold brass plates and offering items with green leaves. A man in all-white clothing with a dark mala around his neck bends forward and gestures with his hand, and a bearded man in white kurta with a sacred thread and a marking on his forehead stands nearby. A saffron-robed person in the lower left corner faces away. Several other people in white clothes stand behind in a crowd near parked vehicles and a yellow wall.2009-01-18November 25 20092009-11-25