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A photograph of an indoor shop interior with shelves of packaged goods on the left and a window showing a palm tree outside. A group of about 20 people stands and kneels in the aisle. In the centre, a woman in a deep maroon sari with gold border holds a small child. Beside her, a man in a light grey shirt and trousers stands with hands clasped. On the right, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a white flower garland kneels on the floor, with a man in white kneeling beside him. Several men in white shirts and a man in a saffron-bordered white shawl stand nearby, and a man in a white shirt on the far right wears a lanyard. Some onlookers wear white and blue shirts. The scene suggests a business inauguration with a ritual blessing, though no specific ceremony is legibly named.

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February 22 20072007-02-22February 21 20072007-02-21A photograph inside a bright retail shop with glass display cases and shelves of mobile phone cases along the back wall. A long-haired man in a saffron/orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits in a chair at centre right, hands pressed together, while a woman in a red and gold sari with white flowers in her hair bends low before him. Standing around them are a shaved-headed man in white with an orange shawl holding a small brass item, an older man in white shirt, a woman in a dark navy sari with gold border, a man in white shirt at left, and a man in a white kurta kneeling in front of the seated figure with hands folded.2007-02-21A photograph inside a shop interior with shelves of packaged goods at left and a thatched palm roof visible through the doorway. A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, saffron cloth and a rudraksha mala seated in a chair is smiling; the figure matches the Swamiji (probable) cues of long hair, saffron clothing, and rudraksha beads, and is seated as a guest at the inauguration. A woman in a red and gold sari bends to touch his feet while a young child in red stands beside her. Around them devotees in white, saffron and orange stand watching, and a man in white at right holds a tray with a glass. Lights are strung across the ceiling.2007-02-21A photograph inside a retail shop with glass display cases and shelves of watches on the right wall. A person in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala and curly dark hair sits cross-legged on a patterned red rug near a white cushion, gesturing with open hands toward a man in white dhoti and shirt standing at the right by the display counter. Behind them a group stands near a bright window, including a woman in a maroon sari with gold border and jasmine in her hair, and several men in white dhotis with orange shawls, one holding a camera. A man in a light grey shirt stands in the middle background. Two women in white saris with folded hands stand at the left edge. Swamiji's presence is an appearance-based probable identification from the saffron robe, long hair and rudraksha mala.2007-02-21February 21 20072007-02-21February 21 20072007-02-21February 21 20072007-02-21February 21 20072007-02-21February 22 20072007-02-22Indoor photo of a shop interior with a glass display counter at lower left and a wall of framed items and watches along the right side. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala, long curly dark hair, sits cross-legged on a red mat and smiles while a woman in a dark patterned sari kneels before them with hands near their feet, appearing to offer padapuja. Around them devotees in white shirts and dhotis, a woman in an orange and gold sari, a woman in a yellow and blue sari, and others in white and cream saris stand watching, several with hands folded. A white tray with small glasses is held by a man in white at center right. A red-cushioned stool sits nearby.2007-02-21Photograph inside a small retail shop with glass display counters and shelves of folded textiles, saris and bags, under fluorescent ceiling lights and a ceiling fan. A seated sannyasi in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits on a red-patterned mat with flower petals, smiling broadly. Around him stand a cluster of devotees in white shirts and dhotis, a woman in an orange and green sari with gold border at left, and a woman in a white sari with pink border holding a tray with two steel glasses at right. A woman in a yellow and blue sari stands in the middle of the group. A palm tree and string lights are visible through the window behind them.2007-02-21