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A man in an orange turban and orange sleeveless saffron garment stands in a white-walled room, smiling and pointing at metal trays of grains, lentils, fruit and a flower-decorated plate. He wears a long white and red flower garland and a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace is not visible, but a dark-haired young woman in a beige kurta with a maroon shawl stands behind him at right. Several people are seen at left, one wearing an orange garment and another with a white shawl. On the table behind is a white cloth with flower decoration, a brass lamp stand, a lit oil lamp, pink flowers in a blue vase and framed deity pictures. A small window with grille is at upper left. Visible people are about six.

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Indoor photograph of a ritual offering in a small white-walled room with a barred window. A man in an orange turban and saffron-orange robe, wearing a white and red flower garland, stands at a table of grains and bananas, reaching toward a plate. He is smiling; a seated older woman in a blue blouse and green shawl bends over the plates, and a younger woman in a cream and maroon sari holds a tray of pink petals. A brass oil lamp and a small altar with pink flowers and a framed picture sit at left, and a brass kalasha-like vessel is at lower right. The setting suggests a puja or welcome offering.2008-07-28Indoor photo of a ritual offering in a small white-walled room with a barred window. A tall man in an orange-saffron robe and matching orange turban, wearing a long white and red flower garland, stands smiling and touches a steel plate of grains, fruits and bananas. Beside him a woman in a cream salwar with a dark beaded necklace stands, and a man in a red shirt with a white shawl and a seated older woman in a green sari bend low toward the offering. A brass oil lamp, a brass kalasha with a pink-tipped stalk, and small trays of rice and pulses sit on a low altar. The orange-robed man has distinctive turban and garland cues, so this is a probable match for a person in person, with the ritual offering described as a traditional welcome gift at the Pattanam event.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph inside a plain white-walled room with a window at left. Behind him a man in a red kurta holds a cream cloth, and another man in orange stands at right edge, partly cropped. At left, a small altar holds a golden lamp stand, a decorated pot and pink flowers on a white cloth.2008-07-28A photograph inside a small room with white walls. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron turban, orange robe and a long garland of white flowers with red and green accents plus a rudraksha mala, extends his right hand in blessing toward the bald head of an elderly man in white clothes whose hands are pressed together. Two other men in orange robes stand behind him, one holding a silver plate of flowers. On the right, a table draped in white holds a framed deity picture garlanded with flowers, a lit oil lamp and scattered petals. A woman with a flower-decorated braid and a child in the foreground look on, and an elderly woman with white hair is seen at lower left. The man in the turban is a probable Swamiji wearing saffron turban and rudraksha mala, performing a blessing for a devotee.2008-07-28Inside a bare white-walled room with a tiled floor and a barred window, a man in saffron dhoti and orange head cloth with a long beard and a white-and-red flower garland stands barefoot with palms raised in blessing, facing a seated or kneeling figure. A white-clad man with his back to the camera and a gold necklace watches. A woman in a white sari with a bowed head holds a basket of fruit and folds her hands in prayer beside a brass oil lamp, a plate of fruit and flower petals on the floor. An attendant in orange holds a tray of flowers at the left edge. The scene reads as a blessing or puja performed during the inauguration of a new room.2008-07-28Indoor photograph in a bare white-walled room with a ceiling fan and small framed picture. A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a white and red flower garland, stoops forward with hands near the floor, receiving a pooja. Beside them a woman in orange sari holds a silver aarti plate with pink flowers, and another woman in orange stands behind. A man in white shirt and dhoti, holding a flower bundle, stands at right. A woman with flower-decorated hair in orange clothing faces the scene from left foreground. Visible people are in traditional orange and white devotional dress.2008-07-28A photo taken indoors in a plain white-walled room with a tiled floor. A man in an orange turban, orange garment and a long rudraksha-bead and white flower garland stands centre, smiling and placing his hand on the head of a seated devotee. Two young men in orange robes stand behind him, one holding a silver plate of flowers. On the right, a white-draped altar holds a framed deity image and a framed portrait, both garlanded with flowers, with a lit oil lamp and scattered petals. Several people in white and red clothing kneel with bowed heads, including a woman with grey hair and a woman with jasmine in her hair.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28A ceremonial scene inside a bare white-walled room. A man in an orange turban and orange robe, with long swept-back hair and a multi-strand garland of white and red flowers plus a dark rudraksha-style mala, extends a green leaf toward a seated figure in an orange sari whose head is bowed. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in orange holds a small brass pooja vessel on a tray of petals. A woman in an orange-and-cream sari holds a brass cup and a plastic bag of rose petals, and another woman in orange kneels nearby. Men in white shirts and white dhotis stand at the edges holding a brass pot of water and a plate. The orange-robed figure in the centre shows a person cues: long swept-back hair, orange turban and robe, and a garland with rudraksha beads, and is positioned as the officiant of a welcome or blessing rite.2008-07-28