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A courtyard reception at a house visit, with a crowd of Indian men and women pressing around a central exchange. On the left, a woman in a red and gold sari with gold necklaces and a large flower garland stands beside a woman in a blue-and-maroon sari; a man in white shirt and dhoti lifts a silver tray heaped with pink flower petals overhead. At centre, a balding man in a white shirt gestures with raised hands toward a figure at the right edge, who wears a pink-and-white marigold garland and dark hair. Behind them, men in white and pastel shirts, a woman in a blue sari with a flower bouquet, and a red tasselled canopy and potted palms frame the white-walled courtyard. A watermarked copyright line appears across the lower right of the photo.

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A photograph of a crowd gathered in a white-walled interior courtyard beneath a skylight. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers holds a large pink rose garland that he is placing or presenting. Women in colourful silk saris with gold necklaces stand nearby, including one in red and gold and another in green and maroon. A man in a white shirt on the left holds a silver tray piled with pink flowers. Several men in white or grey shirts stand around, and a woman in an orange top is seen from behind in the foreground. A red pole with gold finials and a palm frond appear at right.2010-01-23A photograph of a house-visit ceremony at a white-walled entrance with a wooden door frame and a green-striped doorway decoration. A man in a red dhoti and bare chest with a rudraksha-style mala and a tilak stands at centre holding a silver tray heaped with pink flowers and a floral garland arrangement with a yellow centrepiece. 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No one visible clearly matches a distinctive appearance cue, so no identification is made.2010-01-23A photograph of a ceremonial blessing at an indoor hall. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a gold-bordered shawl stands at center holding a silver tray with white and red flower garlands. Beside him a woman in an orange-red silk sari with gold border and gold necklace smiles and holds a red-and-black wrapped gift. A man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl stands behind them. In the foreground a man in a white shirt kneels with his head bowed and a white garland around his neck, while a woman in orange and gold sits at the right edge. Other men in white clothes and a rudraksha mala stand around the room.2013-06-19June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesFebruary 22 20072007-02-22Indoor ceremonial scene with several smiling men in white dhotis and gold-bordered shawls, one holding a silver tray of white and red flowers and another lifting red and white bangle-like items from a tray wrapped in plastic. A woman in an orange silk sari with gold border and gold necklace smiles at right, a bald man in an orange shawl stands at left with a rudraksha mala, and a partly visible person sits at lower right. A red curtain and wooden panel sit in the background.2013-06-19Indoor gathering in a bright room with a palm frond at left and string lights overhead. A seated man in saffron-orange robe and rudraksha mala, with long dark hair, laughs broadly at right, beside a seated man in white. A standing man in white shirt, white trousers and a dark rudraksha-style pendant necklace stands centre, hands clasped, smiling. Around them, a crowd of devotees in white shirts and colourful saris, including a woman in a yellow and blue sari with gold jewellery, and a woman in a maroon sari, stand close and smile. A metal tumbler sits on a tray at lower right.2007-02-21Indoor photo of a shop showroom with a fresh red garland at the left edge. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers smiles and clasps hands with a woman in a gold and green sari. A man in a white shirt and black beaded necklace stands centre with hands folded near a woman in a blue and yellow sari. Seated on the floor in the centre-right, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a long beaded necklace, smiling and looking up. Beside them, seated older men in white shirts and a woman in a pink sari with a dark beaded mala hold glasses on a tray. 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