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Indoor photograph in a plain white-walled room with a wooden panelled door at left. A smiling man in an orange turban and orange garments wears a long white and orange flower garland and a rudraksha-style bead mala, and reaches toward a brass pot topped with a green leaf, a kalasha-type vessel, held by a shaved-headed man in orange robes. Another man in orange with long hair stands nearby, and a tray of flowers is visible at right. An older man in white shirt and dark glasses stands at left with a tilak. Traditional welcome ritual setting.

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A photograph inside a bare white-walled room with a pale floor. A smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robes, wearing a long white and orange flower garland and a red-and-green rudraksha mala, walks forward while a younger man in orange robes beside him carries a brass kalasha-style pot with a woven cover. Behind them a young attendant in orange holds a tray of flowers and a bell. Several onlookers in white stand at the right edge. Four to five people are visible.2008-07-28Indoor photo in a plain white-walled room with a barred window showing green trees. A man in a saffron-orange turban with pink flowers, saffron-orange robe and a white flower garland with red-and-white beads stands centre, smiling and gesturing with his hand. Beside him a man in saffron-orange robes holds a metal pot wrapped in a flower garland, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Another man in a checked shirt stands behind, and a seated man in orange clothing sits at left. Partially visible heads of other people appear at the right edge, with flowers near the bottom.2008-07-27July 28 20082008-07-28Indoor photo in a plain white-walled room with a wooden door. A man in orange robes, a saffron turban and a long multi-coloured flower garland with a rudraksha mala holds a brass oil lamp with a bright flame and smiles, appearing to perform an aarti. Beside him, a younger man in orange cloth stands with hands folded. At the right edge, a woman in a cream sari with a gold border is partly visible, and on the left an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with gold chain and glasses, watches with his hands clasped. A brass pot with a green leaf sits on a tray.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28Indoor photograph in a plain cream-walled room with a brown wooden door and a wall switch panel. A man in an orange turban and orange shawl, wearing a long white flower garland over a dark rudraksha-style mala, stands centre and smiles while a second man in orange clothing holds a lit oil lamp and aarti tray with flower petals. To the right, a man in orange carries a basket of offerings on a plate. A woman in an orange sari with a dark necklace stands at left, and several onlookers in white and light clothes crowd the room behind. A cameraman is visible near the doorway. The scene suggests a ritual welcome with aarti and offerings.2008-07-28Indoor photograph in a whitewashed room during the Pattanam inauguration. A figure in an orange turban, orange sleeveless top and a long multicoloured garland of white and red flowers stands centrally, holding a brass pot and green leaf. A man in orange robes with a red shawl stands at left holding a small lamp-like vessel, and a man in a white shirt at right watches. Several devotees' heads are visible in the foreground, and hands hold mobile phones taking photographs. A barred window and an electrical switch panel are visible on the walls.2008-07-28Indoor photograph in a plain white-walled room with a wooden door on the left and a tiled alcove on the right. A standing man in an orange turban and orange robe, with long swept-back hair and a multicoloured flower garland with rudraksha beads, smiles down at people bowing. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and glasses bends forward with hands folded and head lowered over an elderly woman in orange, while a woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland bends at the lower right. A man in an orange robe stands at the far right holding a brass pot. The orange turban, long hair and rudraksha garland fit the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues; the figure is presented as the honoured presence receiving obeisance.2008-07-28A photograph of an inauguration ritual in a white-walled room with a grilled window and garlands of white and pink flowers hanging from the top. A central figure in an orange-red turban with pink flowers, an orange robe, a long white and red garland and a gold necklace holds a leaf and a tray of pink petals. A man in an orange robe stands beside them holding a flower-filled tray. Two standing men in orange and white, a man in a checked shirt, and a woman in a yellow-bordered white sari stand in the doorway and room. Seated in front, an older man in white and a woman in a white top with a rudraksha mala watch with folded hands. Several people are visible, and a small oil lamp sits on the floor at the lower right.2008-07-27July 28 20082008-07-28