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February 22 2007

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A photograph of a ribbon-cutting at a newly opened glass-fronted shop. A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, an orange sleeveless robe with a gold-bordered wrap and a beaded necklace stands near a green ribbon stretched across the entrance. A woman in a pink and white sari and an older man in white clothes stand beside him, and a man in white holds the ribbon side. Garlands of white, yellow and red flowers hang above the doorway. The page indicates a showroom inauguration; the robed man's appearance with long hair, orange robe and gold-bordered wrap is a probable match to Swamiji (probable).

A photo of a ribbon-cutting at a shop entrance. A figure in an orange-and-gold shawl over orange clothing, with a rudraksha mala, stands at a glass doorway, bending forward as a man in a light grey shirt holds the shawl and a green ribbon is tied across the door. Other men in white and a woman in a white sari assist, one man holding a red flower garland. Outside, palm trees and a blue canopy are visible. a person: the orange-and-gold shawl, rudraksha mala and orange robe are the cues, and he is the figure receiving the shawl at the inauguration.

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A photograph of a formal honouring at an ashram hall. In the foreground, a person in a saffron robe with a bare upper body and an orange head wrap is smiling as they place a rich maroon silk shawl with gold border around the shoulders of a man who bows forward with head lowered. The honoured man wears a red-and-gold wrap. The honouring figure wears a long garland of yellow and red flowers. Behind them, a standing man in a khaki shirt and dhoti holds a yellow cloth, and a row of seated people in white and saffron clothes sit on the floor along a yellow line. Several men in white shirts stand at the back, one holding a tray. a person appears among the honouring figures, identified by the saffron robe, orange head wrap and garland cues, shown in the act of honouring rather than being honoured.

A photograph of a ribbon-cutting at a doorway during an inauguration. A central figure in a rust-red robe with a red-and-gold sash, a red turban-style headwear, a white flower garland and a rudraksha mala cuts an orange ribbon with scissors. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shirt wears an orange garland, and another in white dhoti holds a red tray with flower petals. A young girl in a purple dress holds a metal pot, and a crowd of smiling people, many with raised hands, presses around. Green leaf torans hang overhead. Probable Swamiji cues: red turban, rudraksha mala, and ceremonial flower garland, shown as the central figure cutting the ribbon at the inauguration.

A photograph of a ribbon-cutting at a shop front decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange-gold silk shawl over orange robes and a red tilak on his forehead, standing beside the green ribbon. Two people in white and pink hold the ribbon while a man in white with a pendant necklace leans in. Behind the glass, a bald attendant in white and orange stands by. a person is the smiling figure in orange and gold, shown in person at the inauguration of the showroom. An older man in white shirt stands at the left edge of the frame.

A shop interior with a counter and window, decorated with tinsel-and-floral torans and a yellow flower garland. On the counter sit a brass oil lamp, a banana, fruit and a basket of red flowers beside a computer monitor. A woman in a cream sari with gold border lifts her hand toward the lamp. Beside her stands a man in a red flower garland and saffron dhoti, and a woman in a white sari on the right. Several other people crowd near the window. Ceiling fan and fluorescent lights are visible.

August 11 2009

A photo inside a shop decorated with garlands and fruit. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe and a thick red flower garland raises a small lit lamp toward a fruit-laden offering arranged on a counter, while a dozen or so devotees stand with palms pressed together. An elderly man in white dhoti and shirt, a young man in a blue shirt, and women in pink and white saris watch and pray; a computer monitor, potted red flowers and a kalasha-style brass lamp stand on the counter. a person appearance: long swept-back hair and saffron-orange robe with red garland, conducting the aarti as a presiding figure. Garlands of yellow and red flowers hang across the shop window.