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A photograph inside a bare white-walled room with a pale floor. A smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robes, wearing a long white and orange flower garland and a red-and-green rudraksha mala, walks forward while a younger man in orange robes beside him carries a brass kalasha-style pot with a woven cover. Behind them a young attendant in orange holds a tray of flowers and a bell. Several onlookers in white stand at the right edge. Four to five people are visible.

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July 28 20082008-07-28Indoor photograph in a plain white-walled room with a wooden panelled door at left. A smiling man in an orange turban and orange garments wears a long white and orange flower garland and a rudraksha-style bead mala, and reaches toward a brass pot topped with a green leaf, a kalasha-type vessel, held by a shaved-headed man in orange robes. Another man in orange with long hair stands nearby, and a tray of flowers is visible at right. An older man in white shirt and dark glasses stands at left with a tilak. Traditional welcome ritual setting.2008-07-28Indoor photo in a plain white-walled room with a barred window showing green trees. A man in a saffron-orange turban with pink flowers, saffron-orange robe and a white flower garland with red-and-white beads stands centre, smiling and gesturing with his hand. Beside him a man in saffron-orange robes holds a metal pot wrapped in a flower garland, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Another man in a checked shirt stands behind, and a seated man in orange clothing sits at left. Partially visible heads of other people appear at the right edge, with flowers near the bottom.2008-07-27July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph of devotees carrying offerings into a bare white-walled room. In the centre, a bearded man in an orange turban, orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti stands with arms folded and a white flower garland around his neck, holding a small basket. Behind him, a young man in orange robes and a second in a red top carry trays of pink rose petals. On the left, a young woman in a cream sari with orange border holds a tray and a rudraksha mala. A few more men stand in the doorway. The setting is an interior doorway with a wall-mounted electrical switch panel.2008-07-28A photograph inside a plain white-walled room with a window at left. Behind him a man in a red kurta holds a cream cloth, and another man in orange stands at right edge, partly cropped. At left, a small altar holds a golden lamp stand, a decorated pot and pink flowers on a white cloth.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28Photograph inside a plain white-walled room with a barred window and an arched doorway. A central figure in saffron-orange cloth and an orange turban wears a white-and-green flower garland with a rudraksha mala, and holds out one hand toward the wall. Beside him an attendant in orange holds a brass plate with a pot and a bell, and another holds a tray of pink flowers. A man in white dhoti and red shawl photographs with a camera, and another in white holds a brass lamp with a flame while a videographer films. Several onlookers in white and orange stand behind. a person: the central figure has long hair, an orange turban, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, consistent with the page's account of the Pattanam inauguration.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28