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Photograph inside a clothing showroom with shelves stacked with folded fabrics and shirts in the background. In the foreground, an elderly woman in a red and gold silk saree with a thick red flower garland stands with eyes lowered as a young woman in a pink top bends forward to touch her feet. Beside her, a bespectacled elderly man in a white shirt and grey trousers watches, and a man in white with a saffron shawl stands nearby. A young man in white with a black mala and a pendant holds a red-and-white tray, and a woman in an orange and gold saree with folded hands stands at right beside a counter bearing flowers and offerings. Several onlookers in the background complete the scene of the opening.

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February 22 20072007-02-22A photograph of a retail shop interior with shelves stacked with folded fabric and clothing. Several people stand together in a group near a counter. A woman in a gold-bordered orange and red sari with a red floral garland holds a small decorated tray. An older woman in a cream sari with gold border and a man in a white shirt, both with red garlands, stand beside her. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a gold wristwatch stands at right near a glass-fronted display holding a small deity murti and oil lamps on the counter. A woman in a white sari with pink border stands beside him. Other people in white shirts and orange shawls stand behind them.2007-02-21A photo inside a clothing showroom with shelves of folded shirts and fabric behind the group. In the foreground an older woman in a red and gold sari with a red garland holds a red cloth while a woman in a white sari with a pink border and a black beaded necklace smiles and handles a small item at a counter. A man in white shirt and white dhoti with a black beaded necklace and gold wristwatch stands at right, hands clasped. A small glass case on the counter holds a deity murti decorated with red flowers, with an oil lamp nearby. Several onlookers in white shirts and a saffron-clothed young man stand around the room.2007-02-22February 22 20072007-02-22February 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 22 20072007-02-22Photograph inside a clothing showroom with shelves of folded fabrics behind the group. A crowd of about a dozen people stands close together. In the centre-right, a man in white dhoti and shirt wears a rudraksha mala and gestures with a hand; beside him a woman in a white sari with pink border wears a black bead necklace. At left, a woman in a red sari with gold border and a red floral garland holds small red-and-gold bundles; other women wear red garlands and saris. A small deity murti stands in a glass case at right with a brass bell and lamp on the counter. Ceiling fans and fluorescent lights are visible.2007-02-22Crowded 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 20072007-02-22Interior of a clothing shop with shelves stacked with folded shirts and fabrics, a ceiling fan and fluorescent lights. A group of devotees crowds near a pile of red rose petals in the foreground. A young boy in a red top and a red-and-gold chain stands in front, beside a woman in a cream and orange sari with glasses. Behind them, older women in red and green saris, a yellow-and-maroon sari, and a white outfit stand among men in white shirts. No a person candidate is visibly identifiable in the scene.2007-02-22A photograph inside a clothing shop lined with folded shirts and fabric on shelves. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala, stands at right with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him a small girl in a white dress bends forward, touching a mala to the ground near a small lit oil lamp on a counter. An older woman in a red and gold sari with a red flower garland stands at centre, and an older man in white with glasses and a mala stands behind her. A man in an orange shawl stands at left, and several onlookers in casual clothes watch from the back. A glass case at right holds a small framed deity image with flowers.2007-02-22