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Photograph of a small whitewashed room where devotees line up before a seated figure in an orange turban and orange shawl with white flower garland, facing a small altar with a framed portrait decorated with white and pink flowers. A woman in an orange sari with folded hands stands at the back; a woman in a yellow-and-white sari bends forward and offers flowers or a gift; a man in a white shirt and white trousers with a mala necklace leans in. Women in orange and red saris with gold necklaces and bangles stand to the right, smiling and holding their palms together. Smoke or incense haze drifts near the altar. The orange-robed figure's face is not visible. The framed portrait shows a figure in a saffron-coloured setting.

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July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28Photograph taken inside a doorway of a white-walled building with a tube light overhead. A man in a plain white shirt and white trousers, with a small red mark on his forehead and a wristwatch, stands at the centre smiling and holding small items in his hands while people crowd around him. To the right, a woman in an orange turban wears a white flower garland over orange clothing. Several women in orange and saffron saris and gold necklaces stand behind him, some with flowers in their hair, and a photographer with a camera stands at the left edge. Partially visible heads in the foreground include a woman with a flower-decorated hairstyle. Overall the scene appears to be a welcoming moment inside a newly built room.2008-07-28A photograph of a bright, white-walled indoor room where a young man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a white and red flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, holds a brass plate of offerings and a small flame. Beside him, two women in orange and peach saris stand with a plate of flower petals, and a young man in an orange shawl stands behind. On the left, a woman in an orange and yellow sari sits with her back partly turned, while on the right an older man in white shirt and dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaste. A brass oil lamp sits on the floor in the lower right corner.2008-07-28Indoor photograph in a plain white-walled room with a small arched doorway and a barred window on the right. A man in an orange turban and orange sleeveless top, with a white flower garland, holds a small brass oil lamp (aarti) toward a group. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and shirt with folded hands, a woman in an orange sari with folded hands, and a man in white with an orange-yellow shawl stand in prayerful greeting. A woman in an orange sari smiles in the background, and another man in orange stands at left. A small vase with pink flowers sits on a wall shelf. Brass oil lamps are visible on the floor at right, consistent with a ceremonial lamp offering.2008-07-28Indoor photograph in a bare white-walled room with a ceiling fan and small framed picture. A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a white and red flower garland, stoops forward with hands near the floor, receiving a pooja. Beside them a woman in orange sari holds a silver aarti plate with pink flowers, and another woman in orange stands behind. A man in white shirt and dhoti, holding a flower bundle, stands at right. A woman with flower-decorated hair in orange clothing faces the scene from left foreground. Visible people are in traditional orange and white devotional dress.2008-07-28Indoor photograph in a plain white-walled room with a tiled floor. A young man in an orange saffron turban, orange robe and layered rudraksha and white-flower garlands stands centre-left, smiling as a woman in an orange sari with gold border touches his shoulder. Behind him a younger man in orange and two women in orange saris hold brass trays of flowers and rose petals. A man in white shirt and white dhoti holds a tray with an offering. An oil lamp burns on the floor at lower right. The garlanded figure's appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so he is described by role only.2008-07-28Indoor photo of a white-walled room where a devotee welcomes a central figure wearing a saffron-orange turban and saffron-orange robes with a white and red flower garland and rudraksha-style beads. A woman in an orange and cream saree holds a brass plate with a green plantain-leaf item and a small offering. Around them stand several older men in white shirts and dhotis, a woman in a yellow and orange saree bowing with folded hands, and a cameraman filming from the doorway. A small oil lamp burns in the lower right corner beside a sink. The wall has an electrical switch panel. Ritual welcome at a newly built room. Probable Swamiji is the central figure in saffron turban, orange robes and a flower garland, shown in the centre of the group.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28