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Indoor photo in a bare white-walled room decorated with orange marigold garlands and green leaf festoons over a doorway and a small shrine niche with a framed picture and lamps. A bald man with a yellow-and-orange shawl and a rudraksha mala stands on a red-patterned rug, holding a metal tray of red flower petals, with sandal or ash marks on his forehead and arms. A woman in a yellow sari with a long braid kneels in front of the shrine in the foreground, while another woman in orange and yellow stands at the niche arranging garlands. A man in white shirt and trousers stands with palms pressed together, and a cameraman in white holds a video camera on a tripod-style grip. Two more people are partly visible at the edges, one wrapped in a red turban and one in a cream sari. A calendar with a religious image hangs on the left wall.

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A photograph inside a freshly decorated room with white walls and a tiled floor, where a bald, bare-chested priest in red-and-gold dhoti and saffron-orange shawl stands at a doorway hung with orange marigold garlands, holding a bundle of pink flowers. Ahead of him a woman in a red-and-gold sari holds a flower garland. On the left, men in white kurtas and rudraksha malas stand with hands folded in namaskar, one holding a red cloth-wrapped bundle. A cameraman in white shirt films with a video camera on the left. In the foreground, a woman in a yellow sari with a long braid holds a basket of pink flowers and coconut, and another woman in a cream sari watches with folded hands. A framed deity picture hangs on the wall beside a leafy garland.2014-06-16June 16 20142014-06-16A photograph of a house-entrance ritual indoors. A man in a white striped shirt stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste. In the doorway, a figure in an orange-red dhoti and shawl wears a long flower garland and a crescent-marked forehead; the figure's face is partly lit and their features are not clearly distinguishable. A bald priest in an orange-gold dhoti with a rudraksha mala and sandalwood markings on his arms holds a silver vessel and lamp, performing aarti. At right, a woman in a yellow and gold sari holds a tray of red flowers and a coconut. Orange marigold garlands drape the doorway, and a painted calendar-style picture of religious figures hangs on the left wall.2014-06-16June 20 20142014-06-20July 03 20142014-07-03June 20 20142014-06-20June 16 20142014-06-16June 21 20142014-06-21July 27 20082008-07-27A photo of a house entrance during a ritual visit. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a white shawl and folded hands (anjali) stands at a doorway decorated with a leafy garland of mango leaves and an orange cloth. A woman in a red blouse and orange-bordered sari with white flowers in her hair holds a brass plate with a mango-style offering, banana leaves and white flowers. Another woman in a maroon garment with a red flower garland stands at the doorway. A camera lens is visible at left. Plain wall, wooden door, and a framed picture above.2014-07-08Indoor photo of a small white-walled room decorated with multicoloured paper garlands near the ceiling. A man with long hair, a red-orange turban with white flowers, orange-red shawl, white flower garland and gold necklaces stands at the centre, bending forward toward devotees. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues (long hair, turban, saffron-orange clothing, ceremonial gold necklaces). To the left, a man in orange kurta holds a small bowl or tray, and a framed portrait with orange flowers rests on a table. Women in saris, one in yellow, kneel or stand in front, and a man in an orange shawl holds a camera. Several onlookers in white and checked shirts stand along the wall.2008-07-27A photograph of an indoor ritual in a plain white-walled room with an arched doorway and a wall switch panel. A woman in an orange sari and rudraksha-style necklace holds a lit oil lamp toward a central man wearing a saffron-orange turban and a saffron-orange garment, with a long white and green garland of flowers and rudraksha beads draped over him. Behind him a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a small camera raised overhead, and at right a man in orange and a woman in orange and gold bangles press palms together beside a brass tray holding a leaf and a cage-like object. a person: the central saffron-clad figure wears a bright orange turban, long hair and the flower and rudraksha garland, which are distinctive ceremonial cues, and is receiving the lamp arati.2008-07-28