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A photograph of a welcome ritual under a covered porch with a banana-leaf plant and a garlanded pillar. A man in white kurta kneels and offers a lit oil lamp in a brass plate to a smiling man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala. The standing man is bare-footed on a silver tray. Around them, devotees in white kurtas and dhotis and women in saris stand with hands folded in anjali. A white car is parked behind.

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A photograph of a covered outdoor porch with a concrete floor and a pale yellow wall. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti-wrap with a long rudraksha mala and long dark swept-back hair stands barefoot on a round metal plate, smiling. A man in white kneels and holds a small lit oil lamp toward him. Around them stand devotees: a man in white with a white cap, a bald man in white and a gold-bordered dhoti, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, and women in dark tops watching. A tree trunk wrapped in marigold garlands and banana leaves stands behind, and a silver car is parked beyond. A brass vessel is visible at the right edge.2011-05-23A photograph of a ceremonial moment under a covered veranda decorated with orange marigold garlands and banana leaves. A man in a white shirt on the left holds a small lit offering or camphor flame on a coconut-like dish up toward a tan stone pillar. A smiling long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala stands at center, looking toward the flame. Behind them, a man in orange robes and a bald man in white dhoti and gold necklace stand, and another man in white dhoti holds a brass aarti tray at right. A white car is parked in the background. The a person cues are not established here, as the page does not place him at this event, so the central figure is described only by role as a devotee in saffron robes.2011-05-23A photograph on a covered veranda with marigold garlands hanging from the pillars and banana leaves around. A man in a white kurta holds a silver plate with a small offering, a lit lamp, rice and betel leaves, while a woman in a dark teal sari reaches toward it with her hands. A standing young man in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala and bare feet looks on, and another saffron-robed attendant with a garland stands behind. A young woman in white and blue and an older man in white stand nearby, and a silver car is parked beyond the pillars. Potted plants and a green lawn lie to the right.2011-05-23January 11 20102010-01-11 +1 copiesOutdoors on a paved walkway in front of a white garden wall, a man in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back hair receives a white flower garland from an older man in a white shirt and dark trousers, who is placing it around his neck. A second orange-robed man with long hair stands at left, and a woman in a green sari, a man in white, and an older woman in a beige sari with red border stand at right. A white car, potted plants and green shrubs fill the background.2010-02-17July 27 20082008-07-27A photograph of a house entrance with a green wall and tiled floor. A central figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long red and white flower garland with a gold pendant necklace, a red tilak on the forehead, and long dark hair, smiling as he walks forward. To his left, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala leans in, and an older man in orange robes with a beard stands at the far left. Behind the central figure, another person in orange robes stands beside a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with a rudraksha mala, who holds a silver tray with a glass pot of white flowers and a kalasha-like vessel. Other people in white stand in the background near a multi-storey house and parked car. Watermarked copyright text overlays the image.2010-01-19A photograph inside a bare white-walled room with a wooden door and tiled floor. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and dark rudraksha mala with a white and red flower garland smiles and extends his hand toward a brass aarti lamp held by a man in white shirt and dhoti. Behind him stands another person in orange robes holding a plate. At left an older woman in orange-bordered sari presses her palms together, and at right a woman in a cream sari with gold border has her hands joined in namaste. The flame suggests an aarti ritual.2008-07-28A devotee in white shirt and white dhoti bows forward with hands folded and head lowered while a man in saffron robes and a black rudraksha mala smiles and touches the devotee's head with a hand. A silver tray holding gold-coloured objects is offered by a man in white dhoti with a sacred shawl, and another attendant with white forehead markings stands on the right. Several other men in white clothes stand around in an indoor hall with coloured decorative pillars and a whitewashed wall. The saffron-robed man has long swept-back hair and gold necklaces, a distinctive cue, so this is an appearance-based a person blessing a devotee, with the rest of the scene showing a darshan or blessing.2010-10-20A seated figure in orange saffron robes wearing a long yellow and orange marigold garland and long dark hair sits on a red patterned carpet, placing both hands on the head of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who bows forward with palms pressed together. Behind them stand four people watching: an older man in white with a red sacred thread, a man in a black shirt with a pendant, and two women in saris, one in a cream and red sari and one in a green sari, with white hair and a red bindi. The room has cream walls and a wall sconce light, and a red box sits beside the carpet. The orange-robed figure appears to give a blessing to the bowing man.2010-02-17July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph of a house visit in a garden courtyard with a silver car parked at left and a fountain behind. A woman with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron sari and a white-and-yellow garland, stands at centre with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside her, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a silver tray with a brass lamp and offerings. A man in white with glasses and a white shirt reaches toward the tray. A woman in an orange sari bends low at right, touching the ground, and a woman in a blue floral top stands at the edge. Several men in white dhotis and orange or yellow shawls stand behind, some with hands folded, one wearing a rudraksha-style necklace. Tropical plants and frangipani trees surround the scene.2010-02-18