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A photograph inside a shop with shelves of folded fabric and cartons behind the counter. A smiling person in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and red forehead mark stands at right beside a silver lamp decorated with yellow flower garlands. Coconuts, mangoes and red flowers sit on a tray at lower right. A woman in a pink sari at left and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a black thread and pendant at centre hold a tray with a glass case containing a small deity figurine of two figures, surrounded by red rose petals. Framed garlanded deity images hang on the wall at upper right. The scene reads as an inauguration of a business with a religious blessing. The orange-robed figure has long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and saffron clothing, which are cues for a probable Swamiji presence.

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February 21 20072007-02-21A shop interior where a man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala stands at a ceremonial inauguration, smiling and holding a brass tray with red flowers and a small figurine of a deity. He faces a woman in a pink sari with bangles who holds the other side of the tray. A man in a white shirt with a black beaded necklace stands beside them, smiling. Behind them, shelves hold folded fabrics and stationery, and a framed picture with a white flower garland hangs on the wall. On the right, a tall silver lamp wrapped in yellow flowers and red roses sits beside coconuts and fruit. Swamiji (probable) is the saffron-robed man with long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala, holding the tray in the inauguration.2007-02-21A photograph inside a small shop with glass shelves stacked with folded clothes and boxed goods. A smiling man in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala and a long swept-back hair stands at right, holding a silver tray with a small deity figurine and red flower petals, beside a tall silver lamp wrapped in yellow marigold garlands and red roses. A woman in a pink sari and gold bangles offers flowers on the tray, and a man in a white kurta with a black beaded necklace smiles beside her. Framed garlanded deity images hang on the wall and coconuts and fruit sit on the counter.2007-02-21February 21 20072007-02-21February 21 20072007-02-21A photo inside a small shop with glass shelves stacked with boxed goods and folded fabrics. A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala, and holds a lit oil lamp decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands. Beside him a smiling woman in a pink sari with gold bangles extends a tray holding a glass-domed deity murti decorated with red flowers. A standing man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a dark pendant watches. A framed picture with flower garlands hangs on the wall above, and fruits including coconuts and bananas sit on the counter.2007-02-21A photograph of a shop interior where a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears an orange-saffron robe and holds out a small glass-domed tray of red flowers and a figurine toward a woman in a pink sari with gold bangles. Beside them stands a man in a white shirt with a black beaded necklace. A tall silver lamp wrapped in yellow flowers stands on a counter with fruit and coconut halves. Shelves behind hold folded fabric and boxed items, and a framed picture with garlands hangs on the wall. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), with the saffron robe, long hair and mala as the qualifying cues; he is the figure offering the tray during the inauguration of a shop.2007-02-22February 21 20072007-02-21February 22 20072007-02-22A photograph inside a shop showing shelves stacked with folded fabrics and shirts. A man in orange robes with long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and a red bindi stands at right, smiling and holding a glass case with a small figurine of deities, with red flowers beneath it, which he is handing to a woman in a pink sari with her hair in a bun. A smiling man in a white dhoti and shirt with a black necklace stands between them. A lit silver oil lamp is decorated with a yellow flower garland, and coconuts and fruit sit on the counter. A framed picture of deities with a white and red garland hangs on the wall. Swamiji (probable) is the orange-robed man with long hair and rudraksha malas, presented here as the one handing over the gift.2007-02-22Photograph inside a clothing shop with glass display shelves stacked with folded fabrics and boxed garments. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead smiles while holding a silver tray with a small deity figure under a glass dome, surrounded by red flowers. Beside him a man in white kurta with a dark bead necklace stands behind the counter, and a woman in a pink sari with gold bangles smiles and reaches toward the tray. A silver lamp garlanded with yellow flowers stands on the counter with fruit and coconut. A framed altar with garlands and deity images hangs on the wall. Probable Swamiji is the saffron-robed figure holding the tray, identified by long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha cues.2007-02-22February 22 20072007-02-22