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A photograph of a courtyard entrance beside a white wall and green bamboo, with orange marigold strings on the left. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, a rudraksha-style presence not clearly visible, stands on a paved path with palms pressed or hands extended in greeting toward a woman in a pink dupatta and salwar with a floral arrangement. Beside her a man in a light pink shirt and a boy in a checked shirt join palms in welcome. On the left a person in white with a yellow shawl leans toward a black car. A potted plant sits near the greeting. A man in the foreground at right holds a red and orange flower garland. Six people are visible in total.

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A photo taken outdoors beside a dark car near bamboo plants and a white wall. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a red tilak on his forehead, smiles as he walks toward the car. Beside him a young man in white clothes and a yellow shawl holds a small object. On the right, a woman in a pink and gold salwar holds a tray with a red flower, and a man in a white shirt holds a long garland of orange and red flowers. Marigold strings are visible in the background.2010-02-05February 05 20102010-02-05February 05 20102010-02-05Outdoor scene beside a white car with its door open. A bald, bespectacled man in orange robes leans into the driver's side, while a man with long hair and an orange wrap holds a silver tray with flowers and a green leaf, as if offering it. A bearded man in orange stands behind them with hands pressed together. On the right, a long-haired man in an orange wrap over a red top rests a hand on the open door, and figures in white and yellow are partly visible at the edge. Green trees and shrubs fill the background.2009-08-03Outdoor photograph beside a white car with its door open, surrounded by green trees and a rocky hillside. A bald, bespectacled man in orange robes with a white flower garland bows with hands folded beside the car. A young man in an orange robe holds a silver kalasha-style pot with green leaves, and a figure in orange holds a silver tray. On the right, a long-haired man in an orange shawl over a red garment smiles and adjusts his wrap; he has long swept-back hair and a distinctive ceremonial appearance, consistent with a person in a welcoming role. Several other men in orange and white stand behind, one in a yellow shawl.2009-08-03September 08 20112011-09-08January 28 20102010-01-28Outdoor photograph at a dusty site beside a grey car decorated with long garlands of yellow, orange and white flowers. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and stands at the car's side with his hands extended toward an older woman in white sari with an orange shawl, who holds a silver tray of flowers and a silver pot. A woman in an orange sari and a rudraksha mala stands at right holding a silver plate of marigolds and lit oil lamps. Behind them, a man in white, a seated older man with folded hands, and children watch beneath banana plants, a chain-link fence and a string of orange and red pennants. The scene is an arrival-style welcome with a ritual aarti.2008-12-31A paved garden path outside a house with palm trees and shrubs. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a rust-red dhoti with gold bands, stands beside an open black SUV door, wearing gold armlets and a red and yellow flower garland with gold ornaments. An older man in an orange kurta and white shawl stands before him with palms joined in greeting. A woman in an orange sari and red blouse kneels at his feet, appearing to perform padapuja. Behind them, a man in an orange robe stands near the house and a man in white kurta holds up a phone. Another person in orange wearing a mala stands to the left.2014-07-08A roadside outdoor photograph beside a white SUV with its rear door open, under leafy trees and a palm at the left. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and orange dhoti faces away, greeting a smiling long-haired figure in an orange robe with a red and white flower garland and a gold bangle. Behind them a sadhu in orange robes stands by the car, and a row of men in white shirts and cream or yellow dhotis stands along the roadside; one holds a yellow marigold garland and a brass tray at the left edge. Several people are visible, and the scene reads as a welcome or greeting at the roadside.2010-02-02Outdoor photo on a paved driveway in front of a suburban house with a flowering tree behind. A figure in a white kurta and white trousers stands at left, holding a brass pot-like kalasha with a red flower, facing a person in long flowing orange-saffron robes with long dark swept-back hair who stands beside an open dark green car door and smiles with palms raised in greeting. Behind them four people in casual clothes stand with hands pressed together in namaste. The robed figure has distinctive long hair and saffron robes, a person cue, but identity is uncertain from appearance; this is a person with the role of a robed greeted guest.2006-05-01A photograph of a man in a white shirt and white trousers garlanding a bare-chested man in an orange-saffron cloth who stands beside an open car door. The garland is a multicoloured flower garland of yellow, orange, red and purple blooms. Behind them, a few other men in white and a woman in a pink sari stand near palm trees on a roadside. The seated saffron-clad figure has long dark hair and a tilak mark, consistent with a person appearance cue for the garlanded person, though the identification is uncertain from appearance.2009-08-08