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A photo of an interior doorway decorated for a welcome, with a yellow ribbon stretched across the threshold and a mango-leaf garland overhead. A figure in a maroon-red wrap with a white flower garland stands at the doorway, facing the camera and holding a small red object in one hand. Behind him, a woman in white garments carries a silver tray, and other people are partly visible in the corridor. Colourful beaded strands hang on the door frame, and a rose-red curtain is at the right. Rose petals lie on the floor at the threshold.

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A photograph of a narrow yellow-walled entrance corridor decorated for a house visit, with leafy green garland overhead and beaded tassels hanging on both sides. A man in a maroon-red dhoti or shawl with a white flower garland around his neck walks forward smiling, while a woman in a white sari carries a silver tray. Two other people stand behind them near the entry, and a red curtain hangs at the right, with a yellow ribbon stretched across the passage and a floral rangoli at the foot of the doorway.2014-06-27A man in a maroon and orange-striped saffron-toned robe, wearing a white flower garland with a rudraksha-style bead mala and a red tilak, stands in a doorway cutting a gold ribbon with scissors. Behind him, two men in white dhotis and shirts stand, one with hands folded in namaskar. The doorway is decorated with green mango-leaf torana, colourful beaded strings and a red curtain.2014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27A photograph of a corridor in a newly built interior with pink and white walls and lavender curtains hung with yellow marigold garlands. A woman in a maroon blouse and red-and-gold sari wears a long garland of white, pink and red flowers and a gold necklace, and is walking forward with her hand extended. A woman in a green-and-cream sari at left gestures toward her, and a woman in a white sari with gold border carries a brass plate of offerings. Behind them several sannyasis in saffron robes and a shaven-headed man in white follow down the hall, and rose petals are scattered on the floor.2014-06-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a man in a rust-red sannyasi-style dhoti and wrap walks barefoot down a narrow passage lined with yellow marigold petals and a marigold-garlanded doorway decorated with mango leaves and a swastika motif. He wears a long white and yellow marigold garland and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with gold bangles on his wrists and arm. Two men in white dhotis with red-bordered shawls stand in the background. A yellow and orange floral arch frames the entrance, and a patterned mat runs along the floor. The setting suggests a house-visit welcome with garlanding and pada puja style reception.2014-07-08A woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala walks down a decorated entrance hallway toward the viewer, smiling. A long white and orange marigold garland hangs over her shoulders, and orange marigold strands line the floor along a woven mat. A marigold and leaf toran with a swastika motif hangs over the doorway, and a man in white dhoti and a red shawl stands at the left beside a door draped with colourful cloth. Walls are cream and peach. This appears to be a house visit ritual welcoming a guest with garlands and flowers.2014-07-08June 27 20142014-06-27July 08 20142014-07-08A photograph of a ribbon-cutting moment at a doorway inside a building with plain white pillars and a whitewashed ceiling. A man in a dark reddish robe and a heavy garland of yellow and white flowers stands at the centre, raising both hands near a bright orange ribbon stretched across the opening. Several monastic men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand to his left, one smiling and clapping. Two women in white saris stand at right, one holding a brass plate with flowers and offerings. Behind the doorway is a multicoloured wall of orange, yellow and red with a palm tree visible.2014-06-27July 04 20142014-07-04A photograph of a corridor with cream walls and grey tiled floor. A smiling man in a rust-red saffron-toned dhoti and upper cloth walks forward, wearing a white flower garland with yellow and red blossoms, a gold chain necklace and a brown beaded rudraksha mala. Behind him a woman in a turquoise silk sari carries a brass pot with green leaves, and a figure in the background holds a trident, with other people further back in the hallway.2014-07-10July 04 20142014-07-04