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Photograph of a shop interior where a garment showroom is being blessed. In the foreground, the back of a woman's head is visible, with a large garland of red flowers draped over her shoulders. Beside her, a woman in a cream and orange sari with glasses arranges a tray of fruit and coconuts on a counter. A man in a light shirt stands among shelves stacked with folded fabrics in red, pink, blue and green. On the right wall, a framed gold-bordered picture of deity murti is decorated with white and red garlands, and below it a portrait labelled in the page materials as Swamiji shows a smiling man in a white turban and dark garment, with a red garland framing the portrait and a brass oil lamp lit beneath it. The shop has glass shelves and white walls with a fluorescent ceiling light.

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A photograph inside a clothing showroom with shelves of folded shirts in many colours behind the crowd. Overhead, marigold and red-and-white flower garlands decorate the entrance. In the foreground, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange cloth and a rudraksha-style mala stands at right, while a man in red flower garlands is greeted by others. Several men in white shirts and dhotis with necklaces stand close, some smiling, one touching a devotee's shoulder. A small child in red stands among them. A brass or silver ritual vessel rests at lower centre. The room is crowded with roughly twenty visible people.2007-02-22February 21 20072007-02-21A photograph inside a shop with shelves of folded shirts in the background. A woman in a red and gold silk sari with a red shawl and a bindi is being garlanded by a woman in a white sari with a black beaded mala. A man in a white shirt with a black rudraksha mala and gold wristwatch holds a large red flower garland. A small glass case with a deity murti and a diya sits on the counter at the right, and several men stand behind, one in an orange shawl. No figure in the scene is identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2007-02-22February 21 20072007-02-21February 21 20072007-02-21Crowded interior of a shop with tall shelves stacked with books on the back wall, ceiling fans overhead and a draped garland-decorated doorway at left. A long-haired person in an orange saffron garment with a ceremonial necklace stands at the centre, surrounded by men in white kurtas and white shirts with rudraksha malas, and women in saris including a woman in pink and a woman in green. A man in the foreground wears a grey shirt with a red tilak mark and a mala. Trays of red offerings and a silver plate sit on the counter at right, and a cameraman with a video camera stands at left.2007-02-22February 22 20072007-02-22February 21 20072007-02-21February 21 20072007-02-21February 22 20072007-02-22February 21 20072007-02-21A photograph of a shop interior where a joyful gathering celebrates the inauguration of a clothing showroom. A man in a white shirt with a red garland and a woman in an orange and red sari with gold bangles stand at a counter laden with a fruit platter, bananas, pineapple and a yellow flower-decorated kalasha-style offering. On the right, a man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, wearing a saffron-orange sleeveless garment, raises a hand and laughs. Behind the counter, shelves hold folded fabrics, and a framed portrait with red and white garlands hangs on the wall, showing a smiling man in a white turban and white garment. Another man in a light blue shirt and dark trousers stands at the back, and a camera is visible at the lower left.2007-02-22