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Photograph of an indoor ritual exchange in a room with green-and-blue painted wooden doors and barred windows, framed devotional pictures on the walls, and a small television on a cabinet. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a matching saffron head wrap and a red-and-white flower garland smiles and reaches toward a man in a white shirt who bends forward, cupping his hands to receive something. Behind them a man in a white dhoti-style outfit stands, and an older man in white shirt and glasses stands at the window. A woman in a red sari sits at left. Fruit, including apples, is set on a brass plate on the floor, with a mat and cushions nearby. a person cues: saffron head wrap and orange robes with a flower garland. Recognised as a person depiction only from these visible cues, not from the face.

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Indoor photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange turban and a white and red flower garland, smiling and extending hands to a man in light blue kurta and white dhoti who bends forward to offer something cupped in both palms. Behind them, a man in white kurta bows, and an older man in white stands with arms folded near a blue and green barred window. A woman in a grey sari with red border sits at left. Framed religious pictures hang on the white wall, and fruit sits on a woven mat in front of the seated figure. a person: the seated figure wears saffron robes, an orange turban and a garland, cues consistent with the page's reference, but the face-independent appearance is not distinctive enough to be certain.A photograph taken indoors in a home with white walls and a dark wooden door. A bald elderly man in white shirt and white dhoti bends forward, taking the hands of a young man seated on a white chair. 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A man in a white shirt stands at left, another man in white kneels behind, and a cushioned red seat sits beside a floral carpet with a small glass bowl on the floor.Indoor photo in a spacious, cream-walled room with tall wooden doors and windows. A kneeling person in an orange robe with a yellow shawl and a garland leans forward, extending their hand toward a man in white dhoti and shirt who bends forward, wearing a gold chain. A standing man in white shirt and dhoti with glasses watches. Behind them, two women in orange and red saris stand near brown sofas, and a man in a white shirt stands at left. The floor is patterned tile with a rug.2010-02-18A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a saffron turban, with a wooden bead necklace, sits on a red-cushioned throne decorated with white and pink flower garlands on the right. A man in glasses and a light striped shirt kneels before him, hands clasped and touching his feet, in what appears to be a padapuja. 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