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A shop or office interior with a counter displaying a computer monitor, keyboard, fruit and a basket of red flowers. Garlands of yellow and red flowers and fruit bunches decorate the space, and a brass kalasha-style lamp stands on the counter. A figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears a red flower garland, an orange ochre garment and holds a steel plate of red and white powders while touching the decorated arrangement, appearing to perform a business inauguration ritual. Two men in white shirts and dhotis stand nearby, and another man stands at the right edge.

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February 21 20072007-02-21February 22 20072007-02-22A man in saffron-orange robes with a long, swept-back dark hairstyle and a large red flower garland stands in a shop or office, holding a silver tray with a lit flame in an aarti gesture. Behind a glass counter stands a decorated display with bananas, apples and mangoes arranged around tall flower-garlanded stands in yellow and orange blossoms. Several men stand behind him, including one in a grey shirt with hands folded in namaskar and another in white with a lanyard. Marigold and red floral toran decorations hang above the window, and a computer monitor sits on the counter. The scene suggests a business inauguration puja.2007-02-21February 21 20072007-02-21A photograph of a business-premises inauguration inside a small office with wood-panelled walls. A long-haired figure in an orange saffron garment and a heavy red rose garland stands at the centre-right with a red kumkum mark on the forehead; the figure's appearance is consistent with the page's description but the identity is uncertain. A woman in the lower right holds a metal tray of red kumkum and rice. A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala stands behind a brass lamp and a decorated fruit arrangement of bananas, mangoes and oranges wrapped in yellow flower garlands. A computer monitor, keyboard and a flower basket sit on the counter, and the window behind is hung with floral garlands. Three physical people are visible.2007-02-21A photograph of a shop interior fitted with wood-panelled walls and a fluorescent ceiling light. A central counter holds a desktop computer monitor, an oil lamp (kuthuvilakku), a brass kalasha-style vessel, a tray of bananas, apples and coconuts, and a basket of red flowers. A long-haired man in a red flower garland and an orange garment stands at the counter, reaching toward the offering tray, while several people in white and light shirts crowd behind him, including a small child. Yellow and red marigold and tinsel festoons decorate the window frame, and a framed garlanded picture hangs on the left wall. Through the window, palm trees and a street are visible. The man appears to be performing an opening ritual for the shop.2007-02-22A photograph inside a shop interior decorated with floral garlands in red, yellow and orange. In the centre, a bare-backed priest in a saffron-orange dhoti holds a silver plate with a lit flame, facing a man in a white shirt with a dark rudraksha-style mala who stands behind a display table. The table holds a brass kalasha with yellow flower garlands, bananas, apples and other fruit, plus a computer monitor and keyboard. Around them, several men in light shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaste. The priest wears a long red garland and has long dark hair, a person-style presentation with distinctive saffron clothing and a garland, while the scene reads as an aarti or inauguration ritual.2007-02-21February 21 20072007-02-21February 21 20072007-02-21A photograph inside a small shop or office decorated for an inauguration. A smiling person with long dark hair wears a thick garland of red flowers and an orange shawl over light clothing, with a red bindi on the forehead. Behind them, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands beside a man in a blue striped shirt, and an older man and a man in a grey shirt stand nearby. In front, a brass oil lamp stands on a table with a plate of fruit, yellow flower garlands, and a red flower basket. A computer monitor sits on the counter, and the window behind shows colourful festoons and a sunny outdoor street with palm trees. a person: the person in the red garland and orange shawl has long swept-back hair and orange clothing, consistent with the page's reference to an inauguration.2007-02-21February 21 20072007-02-21A small shop interior with glass shelves on the left and a computer monitor, keyboard and cash box on a counter. Two brass oil lamps (aarti lamps) stand on the counter, decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, with fruits and a flower-wrapped basket beside them. A man in a white dhoti and shirt stands with hands folded in namaste. A figure in a saffron/orange garment with a long red flower garland holds a metal dish with a flame, performing aarti. Several devotees stand nearby, including a man in a blue shirt and a child. Ceiling fan above, and the doorway is framed with floral garlands and a view to outside palm trees.2007-02-21