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A photograph inside a small pink-walled room with a red door and a wall niche holding framed pictures. In the foreground a woman in a rust-orange sari with jasmine garland in her hair bends forward, hands on the shoulders of two kneeling people in white, wearing marigold-and-white garlands. Behind them a crowd stands with hands pressed in namaste, including a shaved-headed man in saffron robes with rudraksha beads at right and a man in white shirt. A boy in white at lower right also folds his hands in namaste. Several visible people are in white shirts and mundus, and one man at left wears white with a folded-hand greeting. Bananas sit on a table at left.

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July 02 20142014-07-02Inside a small room with pink walls, a woman in an orange-red sari with a dark bun places a garland of white jasmine and red flowers on a person's head. Around her, a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, saffron-robed sannyasis, a bald man in orange with rudraksha malas, and children gather closely. A shelf with framed pictures and a deity murti is visible behind them, and an orange-robed man with a tilak stands near the doorway. The scene reads as a garlanding welcome, a darshan reception.2014-07-02 +1 copiesA photo of a crowded indoor reception in a narrow corridor with pink walls and a dark wooden door. In the foreground, a figure with long swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe with a cream garland of white flowers and a rudraksha mala, sits facing a seated couple. A woman in a green-trimmed white sari with a red floral garland and a man in a white shirt with a red garland kneel before him; the man holds a red fruit and offers it. Behind them, devotees in white shirts and saffron robes stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and several boys and a young girl are visible. Visible cues include the long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, but the scene is crowded and partly cut off, so identity remains uncertain.2014-07-02Indoor photo in a small room with white-painted wooden panels and a barred window. A woman in an orange-red sari and red bangles presses her hand on the head of a man wearing a white shirt and a red-and-white flower garland, who bows forward. A child in red clothing leans against him. Around them stand onlookers in pink, white and lavender saris, and a man in a grey shirt. On the left, a saffron-robed sannyasi with a white forehead mark and rudraksha beads watches, and a shaved-headed man in orange holds a camera. Cardboard boxes sit on the floor at left.2014-07-02July 02 20142014-07-02June 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesA photograph inside a small room with pale green walls and a window framed by yellow flowers. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti bows his head while a figure in an orange-red robe and a long-haired appearance, wearing a green and red garland and a white horizontal mark on the forehead, touches the crown of his head with one hand. Beside them a woman in a white dress with gold jewellery and a white flower in her hair watches closely. Behind them, several people in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas stand around, one holding a steel plate with offerings and another holding a camera. A woman in a maroon and gold sari with folded hands stands at left, and a young man in a white shirt watches nearby. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment with garlands and orange cloth, and a red and white flower arrangement sits at right.2014-07-04 +1 copiesA crowded indoor scene in a plain room with cream walls and red curtains. On the right, a figure in a saffron-orange robe, red-orange turban and rudraksha beads, with orange bangles, extends a hand outward toward a kneeling devotee, as if blessing. Around him, white-clad men with folded hands press in, and a woman in pink sari stands at left. Several devotees wear white shirts and white dhotis, and one has a garland of white flowers. Others wear rudraksha or marigold garlands and red and white attire. A bald man in saffron robe stands behind the central group. Visible: 13-15 people, all physical.2014-07-02A photograph of a crowded indoor room where devotees in white clothes press their palms together and kneel around a seated figure in a bare-chested orange robe with a red turban, rudraksha beads and ornate gold armband. The seated figure, facing the group, is receiving devotees; a woman in a red blouse with white flower garland stands near the front, and a man in glasses bows with folded hands. Other standing devotees, some in orange, line the back wall beside a window with red curtains. The turbaned, bead-adorned figure is an appearance-based a person candidate, identifiable by the turban, rudraksha mala and ornate gold adornments, though the image is not conclusive.2014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph inside a small room with pink walls, decorated with white flower garlands and orange marigolds along the wall. A figure with long dark hair wears an orange-red robe with a gold waist cord, a white flower garland, and gold armlets, and extends a hand toward a bald priest in orange kneeling in the foreground. Several men in white shirts with garlands and folded hands stand crowded around, with women in saris at the right and a shelf with framed pictures in the background. a person: the figure with long hair, orange-red robe, gold armlets and white garland, with the reception setting. The bald priest kneels in orange with a rudraksha-style necklace.2014-07-02July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copies