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Photograph of a house visit at a Chettinad wedding in a bright interior with a grilled window behind. A bearded man in a saffron-orange robe and matching saffron turban, with rudraksha beads around his neck, smiles as he receives a bunch of bananas and a garland from a man in white. Several men in white dhotis and shirts crowd around, and a groom in a red-and-gold turban and a purple-and-gold brocade shawl with a white and orange flower garland stands at right. a person (saffron robe, turban and rudraksha cues), shown as a visiting guest rather than a presenter.

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Indoor wedding reception scene. A smiling figure in an orange-saffron head wrap and saffron robe, with a long rudraksha mala, stands with palms pressed together in namaste, facing a groom in a gold-and-magenta brocade shawl, a red and gold turban, and a white garland. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts stand among onlookers, and a fruit tray with flowers sits in the foreground. Pale walls and a metal grille frame the room. The description presents the orange-robed figure as a possible a person based on saffron clothing and a long rudraksha mala, but this cannot be confirmed.2004 - sacred collections uncategorised2004 - sacred collections uncategorised2004 - sacred collections uncategorised2004 - sacred collections uncategorisedA photograph of a seated man with bare upper body, wearing an orange-saffron turban and orange cloth, smiling and receiving a white and red flower garland from a man in white clothes who bends forward to garland him. Behind them, a group of people in white and light-coloured saris stand in a room with a window and red curtains; a young boy in white on the left watches, and a woman in a blue sari at right smiles. A candidate matching the page's a person reference appears, with the orange turban and garland as distinguishing cues, but the appearance is not certain enough to confirm identity.2003-04-20A crowd gathers around a brass-rimmed silver poornakumbham topped with a mango-leaf and yellow marigold arrangement, held by a bare-chested priest with rudraksha malas and a red-and-pink cloth on his shoulder. A man in a white shirt and spectacles stands behind it. At right, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a large green and red marigold garland over an orange cloth and smiles, with a hand raised in blessing toward him. A standing sannyasi in saffron robes and a gold-beaded necklace stands behind him, and other men in white with sandalwood and vibhuti marks on their foreheads fill the frame. The setting appears to be a temple entrance. The long-haired garlanded man is a candidate for the page subject, but the appearance cues are not sufficient to confirm it, so identity is uncertain.2010-01-08A photograph of a man in a rust-orange sannyasi robe with gold border and an orange turban, palms pressed together in greeting and a broad smile, standing in a hallway. Beside him, a bearded man in an orange shawl walks past. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and white shirts are present, one wearing a red and gold rosette garland. A tiled-looking white wall and a black decorative iron grille window are in the background. The man in the orange turban and robe appears to be a person candidate by appearance cues, with a rudraksha mala visible at his chest.2004-10-27A photograph inside a plain white room with wooden-shuttered windows. A seated figure in a rust-red turban, orange-red wrap and multiple rudraksha malas bends forward smiling, placing a hand on the head of a white-clad elderly devotee kneeling before him. A woman in a white sari with a white jasmine garland and red flower kneels beside them, and a second devotee stands at right holding a red fruit. Behind, a young man in orange robes with rudraksha beads and a shaved head stands by the window, and at left a man in orange robes operates a camera on a tripod.2014-07-01Indoor photo in a hall with cream walls, tall windows and hanging decorative fabric banners. On the left, a bare-chested priest with white ash markings on his body and forehead, wearing red and rudraksha-style malas and a green lower cloth, holds a silver tray of fruit (bananas, oranges, apples) with a coconut and flower garnish. On the right, a smiling figure in an orange turban and a garland of pink and white flowers, wearing a purple patterned robe, extends his hands over the tray. Behind them, a man in a light blue shirt presses his palms together in namaskar, a woman in a green sari stands beside him, and another man in a plaid shirt watches with hands clasped. Several other people stand in the background.January 12 20072007-01-12January 02 20082008-01-02