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A shop interior where a man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala stands at a ceremonial inauguration, smiling and holding a brass tray with red flowers and a small figurine of a deity. He faces a woman in a pink sari with bangles who holds the other side of the tray. A man in a white shirt with a black beaded necklace stands beside them, smiling. Behind them, shelves hold folded fabrics and stationery, and a framed picture with a white flower garland hangs on the wall. On the right, a tall silver lamp wrapped in yellow flowers and red roses sits beside coconuts and fruit. Swamiji (probable) is the saffron-robed man with long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala, holding the tray in the inauguration.

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February 21 20072007-02-21A photograph inside a small shop with glass shelves stacked with folded clothes and boxed goods. A smiling man in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala and a long swept-back hair stands at right, holding a silver tray with a small deity figurine and red flower petals, beside a tall silver lamp wrapped in yellow marigold garlands and red roses. A woman in a pink sari and gold bangles offers flowers on the tray, and a man in a white kurta with a black beaded necklace smiles beside her. Framed garlanded deity images hang on the wall and coconuts and fruit sit on the counter.2007-02-21A photo inside a small shop with glass shelves stacked with boxed goods and folded fabrics. A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, and holds a lit oil lamp decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands. Beside him a smiling woman in a pink sari with gold bangles extends a tray holding a glass-domed deity murti decorated with red flowers. A standing man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a dark pendant watches. A framed picture with flower garlands hangs on the wall above, and fruits including coconuts and bananas sit on the counter.2007-02-21A photograph of a shop interior where a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears an orange-saffron robe and holds out a small glass-domed tray of red flowers and a figurine toward a woman in a pink sari with gold bangles. Beside them stands a man in a white shirt with a black beaded necklace. A tall silver lamp wrapped in yellow flowers stands on a counter with fruit and coconut halves. Shelves behind hold folded fabric and boxed items, and a framed picture with garlands hangs on the wall. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), with the saffron robe, long hair and mala as the qualifying cues; he is the figure offering the tray during the inauguration of a shop.2007-02-22February 21 20072007-02-21February 21 20072007-02-21February 21 20072007-02-21A photograph inside a shop with shelves of folded fabric and cartons behind the counter. A smiling person in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and red forehead mark stands at right beside a silver lamp decorated with yellow flower garlands. Coconuts, mangoes and red flowers sit on a tray at lower right. A woman in a pink sari at left and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a black thread and pendant at centre hold a tray with a glass case containing a small deity figurine of two figures, surrounded by red rose petals. Framed garlanded deity images hang on the wall at upper right. The scene reads as an inauguration of a business with a religious blessing. The orange-robed figure has long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and saffron clothing, which are cues for a probable Swamiji presence.2007-02-21Photograph inside a clothing shop with glass display shelves stacked with folded fabrics and boxed garments. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead smiles while holding a silver tray with a small deity figure under a glass dome, surrounded by red flowers. Beside him a man in white kurta with a dark bead necklace stands behind the counter, and a woman in a pink sari with gold bangles smiles and reaches toward the tray. A silver lamp garlanded with yellow flowers stands on the counter with fruit and coconut. A framed altar with garlands and deity images hangs on the wall. Probable Swamiji is the saffron-robed figure holding the tray, identified by long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha cues.2007-02-22February 22 20072007-02-22A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap and a dark rudraksha mala, standing in a shop beside a gilded frame of deity images garlanded with white and red flowers. Below the frame hangs a portrait of a smiling man in a white turban and blue-lit background, draped with a red garland; the portrait is labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda". To the right stands a silver oil lamp with a yellow flower garland at its base, beside a basket of red flowers and fruit. Shelves hold folded clothes and cigarette packs. Several men in white shirts stand in the background near the shop entrance, which is decorated with flower garlands.2007-02-21February 21 20072007-02-21