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A man in a maroon and orange-striped saffron-toned robe, wearing a white flower garland with a rudraksha-style bead mala and a red tilak, stands in a doorway cutting a gold ribbon with scissors. Behind him, two men in white dhotis and shirts stand, one with hands folded in namaskar. The doorway is decorated with green mango-leaf torana, colourful beaded strings and a red curtain.

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June 27 20142014-06-27A photo of an interior doorway decorated for a welcome, with a yellow ribbon stretched across the threshold and a mango-leaf garland overhead. A figure in a maroon-red wrap with a white flower garland stands at the doorway, facing the camera and holding a small red object in one hand. Behind him, a woman in white garments carries a silver tray, and other people are partly visible in the corridor. Colourful beaded strands hang on the door frame, and a rose-red curtain is at the right. Rose petals lie on the floor at the threshold.2014-06-27A photograph of a narrow yellow-walled entrance corridor decorated for a house visit, with leafy green garland overhead and beaded tassels hanging on both sides. A man in a maroon-red dhoti or shawl with a white flower garland around his neck walks forward smiling, while a woman in a white sari carries a silver tray. Two other people stand behind them near the entry, and a red curtain hangs at the right, with a yellow ribbon stretched across the passage and a floral rangoli at the foot of the doorway.2014-06-27July 04 20142014-07-04A photograph of a ribbon-cutting moment at a doorway inside a building with plain white pillars and a whitewashed ceiling. A man in a dark reddish robe and a heavy garland of yellow and white flowers stands at the centre, raising both hands near a bright orange ribbon stretched across the opening. Several monastic men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand to his left, one smiling and clapping. Two women in white saris stand at right, one holding a brass plate with flowers and offerings. Behind the doorway is a multicoloured wall of orange, yellow and red with a palm tree visible.2014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27July 04 20142014-07-04A photograph of a doorway decorated with a hanging garland of green mango leaves and white flower strands. A figure in a maroon-red robe with a gold-edged orange wrap and a rudraksha mala stands at the doorway, smiling and raising one hand as older men in white shirts and white dhotis reach toward him. A younger man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala stands at left. Several other people crowd the entrance. Bunches of mango leaves and jasmine garlands mark a traditional welcome at the door.2014-06-27July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a man in a rust-red sannyasi-style dhoti and wrap walks barefoot down a narrow passage lined with yellow marigold petals and a marigold-garlanded doorway decorated with mango leaves and a swastika motif. He wears a long white and yellow marigold garland and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with gold bangles on his wrists and arm. Two men in white dhotis with red-bordered shawls stand in the background. A yellow and orange floral arch frames the entrance, and a patterned mat runs along the floor. The setting suggests a house-visit welcome with garlanding and pada puja style reception.2014-07-08July 04 20142014-07-04A photograph of a person in a maroon and orange-bordered dhoti and matching upper cloth walks through an open wooden doorway into an interior hall, barefoot over a floral garland-and-petal rangoli on the threshold. The person wears a long red-and-green garland, long dark hair falls down the back, and a small red bindi marks the forehead. Behind, a man in white dhoti with a gold-toned shawl and a bald man in maroon and orange robes with a rudraksha mala follow. A flat-screen television stands at the right edge beside the door, and a glass staircase railing is visible in the background.2014-06-27