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Photo of a pada puja event at a building under construction, with bare concrete block walls, a metal-framed glass roof, and a red cloth on the floor. A central figure in a maroon turban and maroon robe, wearing a long multicolour garland of yellow, white, red and green flowers, smiles and holds up a hand in a blessing gesture. Behind him, several men in saffron-orange and maroon robes carry flowers and offering items, and a person in white stands at left. Strings of cloth bunting and foliage are visible outside. a person is shown in the garlanded central role based on the turban, robe and garland cues, with the page indicating no a person at this event.

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May 01 20152015-05-01A photograph of a doorway in a bare, unfinished concrete room with plain grey walls and metal shelves on the left. A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban steps through the door, smiling and raising his right hand in greeting. He wears a long white flower garland with red blossoms and a gold ornamental necklace. Behind him, a second man in orange robes and a woman in white stand in the doorway, and a mango-leaf and flower toran decorates the door frame. Scattered petals lie on the tiled floor. Swamiji (probable): the man in front wears a saffron robe and orange turban with a long swept-back hair and a gold necklace, and he is greeting people as they enter.2008-07-27July 08 20142014-07-08June 27 20142014-06-27A photograph of a group walking through a bare-walled interior room with a barred window and stacked wooden panels or boards on the floor at right. In the centre, a smiling figure in a maroon-and-gold-bordered robe with a long rudraksha mala and bangles walks forward. Beside them on the left, two shaved-headed young men in saffron robes with red borders and beaded necklaces walk, one with white tilak marks on his forehead. At right, a man in a white shirt and saffron scarf with a mala carries an orange folder, and a woman in a light sari with a long braid follows. Several other people are partly visible in the background doorway. A small orange and white logo appears at upper left.2014-06-23July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a person in a maroon and orange-bordered dhoti and matching upper cloth walks through an open wooden doorway into an interior hall, barefoot over a floral garland-and-petal rangoli on the threshold. The person wears a long red-and-green garland, long dark hair falls down the back, and a small red bindi marks the forehead. Behind, a man in white dhoti with a gold-toned shawl and a bald man in maroon and orange robes with a rudraksha mala follow. A flat-screen television stands at the right edge beside the door, and a glass staircase railing is visible in the background.2014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27A photograph of a group walking through an unfinished interior room with bare white walls, a small window with a lattice grille, and stacked wooden planks and boards at right. In front, a smiling woman in a maroon-red robe with a gold border and a long rudraksha mala holds a small red object, with a red bindi on her forehead. Beside her, a man in white shirt and white trousers wears a red-and-saffron wrap and a mala. Behind them, shaven-headed young men in saffron-orange robes with white tilak marks walk in line. A woman in a white sari with a flower in her hair stands at right. a person cues are not clearly visible, so the central figure is described by role only.2013-06-23May 11 20132013-05-11A figure in a rust-red and saffron cloth walks barefoot down a red carpet between silver metal railings inside a hall with a corrugated roof. He wears a multi-strand beaded garland with a large pendant, and his long dark hair is swept back. Behind him, several attendants in orange and maroon robes and white forehead bands follow, and one person in white stands at the right edge beside the railing. A dark-robed figure walks in the background. Through an open doorway ahead, a red-brick pillar is visible.2013-05-13A procession walks along a corridor with red carpet and metal railings. In the centre, a smiling person in orange-brown robes wears a marigold garland and has a painted forehead. Behind and beside them, figures in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with red borders walk; a drummer with a large drum appears at the back left, and a boy in orange carries a brass plate holding a kalasha with green leaves. Another boy in orange walks at the right edge. Several people are visible, all wearing orange ritual clothing and white forehead markings, and the setting is an open-sided hall with windows.2013-05-12