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Inside a plain whitewashed room with a tube light and a small barred window, a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands centre with a long white and green flower garland and a rudraksha mala. Two saffron-clad attendants on the left hold a bell and a tray of offerings, and a third stands at the back. A white-shirted man bends forward at right, a small table holds fruit, flowers, a kalasha-style pot and lit oil lamps, and children in white and yellow clothes stand nearby. The scene resembles a small puja or welcome ritual.

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July 28 20082008-07-28A photo taken in a plain whitewashed room with a corrugated metal ceiling and a small window. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha mala and a long white-red-green flower garland, stands smiling beside a side table. The table holds fruit, oil lamps, a brass kalasha-style pot and a framed picture with flower garlands. Two saffron-robed men on the left hold a basket and a plate of flowers. A young boy in white stands near them. On the right a woman in a yellow sari and a young man in a cream shirt bow toward the table, and a person in purple and blue prostrates in the foreground.2008-07-28A photograph of a man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a multicolour garland of white, red and green flowers around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead, holding a brass aarti lamp with lit flames toward the viewer in a bare white room. Beside him, a bearded man in orange, an older man in white dhoti and shirt, and young women in cream and orange saris stand with trays of rose petals, and young men in orange robes assist. Two people with cameras are visible in the doorway behind. The appearance-based label is Swamiji (probable), wearing orange turban and robes with a rudraksha-style mala, shown performing an aarti offering.2008-07-28Indoor photo of a ritual in a plain white-walled room with an arched doorway. A man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a long garland of white and red flowers and a rudraksha mala, holds a silver bell in one hand and a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in the other, offering arati. Two young people in red and cream traditional clothing stand with palms pressed together in namaste. Other devotees in orange and white stand nearby, and a red and pink flower decoration hangs on the wall. The image shows a lamp-waving ceremony.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28Indoor photo in a bare white-walled room at the Pattanam KAILASA centre, with devotees gathered in a semicircle. A central figure wears an orange-saffron turban, orange robe and a multicoloured garland with a rudraksha mala, long hair swept back, holding a ritual bell and lamp. Beside him an orange-robed attendant holds a flaming oil lamp and a brass tray of flowers. At right, a white-clad man with folded hands and a beaded necklace stands near a young orange-robed assistant holding a bell and a plate of flower offerings. A woman in a grey-white sari with folded hands and a woman in a purple top stand at left, with a child in a yellow shirt and shorts. A cameraman films at upper right. A potted plant and offering tray sit on the left. Ritual arati or puja is being performed. Appearance cues match a person in the central position with a saffron turban, orange robe and rudraksha garland, though the match is not certain.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28A photo inside a newly painted room with pale blue walls and a red-framed window. A man in an orange turban, orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp near the window while performing a ritual, with a brass lamp base and flowers in the foreground. Behind him, a smiling man in white clothes holds a tray, and a bald man in white with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded in namaste. The setting suggests a house blessing or inauguration ritual.2010-02-18July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28