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A ribbon-cutting or inauguration at a shop doorway with a multicolour tie-dye canopy strung with marigold garlands. A figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a long red-and-white flower garland and long swept-back hair holds a small tray at the center, facing a woman in a white sari with a blue border and a man in a white kurta who stand together at the ribbon. To the left a shaved-headed man in orange dhoti and saffron shawl stands beside a woman in a cream sari holding a brass vessel with flowers. A man in a checked shirt watches behind, and a small child is partially visible at the far left. A flower-decorated table with a bouquet sits at right. A yellow tape ribbon stretches across the opening, and an outdoor landscape with trees shows through the doorway.

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March 12 20082008-03-12A ribbon-cutting opening at a doorway with a yellow ribbon stretched across it. A central figure in an orange saffron robe, with long swept-back hair and a long red and pink flower garland, stands on a red patterned mat smiling and holding the ribbon. Beside them a woman in a cream and beige embroidered sari holds a woven basket of flowers, and a man in white kurta holds a plate of offerings at a side table draped with a colourful floral cloth and a flower arrangement. Other attendees in white and cream clothing stand nearby. Above the doorway hangs a colourful tie-dyed canopy with orange marigold strings. Probable Swamiji: the central figure's long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ceremonial garland match the presentation cues, consistent with the page's account of a restaurant inauguration.2008-03-12March 12 20082008-03-12July 29 20082008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29A photograph inside a bare white room with a colourful bead garland strung across the ceiling. A bearded man in an orange-red turban, orange-red top and white flower garland holds a green leaf aloft, apparently sprinkling or blessing the space. Beside him, two men in orange clothing stand, one holding a tray of pink flower petals and another holding a wire basket. On the right, women in white and gold-bordered saris stand with hands pressed together, one smiling. A woman with a braid sits in the foreground, and a figure in white stands near the open doorway.2008-07-27July 29 20082008-07-29A photograph of people entering a room through a doorway decorated with a colourful, flower-strung canopy. In the centre, a smiling man in a saffron-orange robe wears a long garland of red and white flowers and walks forward. Beside him, a monk in saffron robes with a shaved head stands in the doorway. To the left, a woman in a cream sari with a floral pattern holds a basket of flowers, and a man in white shirt and dhoti stands behind her. Another man in white clothes stands near a side table with a floral cloth and offerings. The room has yellow walls, tiled dado, a wooden cabinet and a wall fan. The man in saffron is shown in a welcoming procession; appearance-based label: a person, with visible cues of an orange robe and a flower garland.2008-03-12A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a red tilak stands in a red-framed glass doorway, a flower garland of white and red blossoms around his neck, cutting or holding a white ribbon stretched across the entrance as a ribbon-cutting opening. Surrounding him, several men in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis press their palms together in anjali, one holds a tray of flowers, a small child peeks from the left, and a rudraksha mala is visible on one man's neck. A red-roofed open shelter and trees are in the background. The scene reads as an inauguration ceremony at a temple-style entrance.2008-10-272010 - Photo Album +1 copiesJuly 30 20082008-07-30A doorway inauguration at an outdoor village setting beneath a striped green, red and purple canopy hung with mango leaves, white flowers and marigolds. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak, a gold necklace and a saffron-orange robe stands in the doorway behind a yellow ribbon, holding a cut-ribbon scissors, with a white sheet of paper in hand. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis and women in white and pastel saris with yellow borders look on, and a man in white shirt and trousers stands at the left beside a videographer with a camera. Palm trees appear in the background.2008-07-29