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A ribbon-cutting opening at a doorway with a yellow ribbon stretched across it. A central figure in an orange saffron robe, with long swept-back hair and a long red and pink flower garland, stands on a red patterned mat smiling and holding the ribbon. Beside them a woman in a cream and beige embroidered sari holds a woven basket of flowers, and a man in white kurta holds a plate of offerings at a side table draped with a colourful floral cloth and a flower arrangement. Other attendees in white and cream clothing stand nearby. Above the doorway hangs a colourful tie-dyed canopy with orange marigold strings. Probable Swamiji: the central figure's long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ceremonial garland match the presentation cues, consistent with the page's account of a restaurant inauguration.

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March 12 20082008-03-12March 12 20082008-03-12A ribbon-cutting or inauguration at a shop doorway with a multicolour tie-dye canopy strung with marigold garlands. A figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a long red-and-white flower garland and long swept-back hair holds a small tray at the center, facing a woman in a white sari with a blue border and a man in a white kurta who stand together at the ribbon. To the left a shaved-headed man in orange dhoti and saffron shawl stands beside a woman in a cream sari holding a brass vessel with flowers. A man in a checked shirt watches behind, and a small child is partially visible at the far left. A flower-decorated table with a bouquet sits at right. A yellow tape ribbon stretches across the opening, and an outdoor landscape with trees shows through the doorway.2008-03-12A photograph of people entering a room through a doorway decorated with a colourful, flower-strung canopy. In the centre, a smiling man in a saffron-orange robe wears a long garland of red and white flowers and walks forward. Beside him, a monk in saffron robes with a shaved head stands in the doorway. To the left, a woman in a cream sari with a floral pattern holds a basket of flowers, and a man in white shirt and dhoti stands behind her. Another man in white clothes stands near a side table with a floral cloth and offerings. The room has yellow walls, tiled dado, a wooden cabinet and a wall fan. The man in saffron is shown in a welcoming procession; appearance-based label: a person, with visible cues of an orange robe and a flower garland.2008-03-12A photograph of a procession inside a plain yellow-walled hall with a red tiled floor. A man in saffron-orange robes and a long red and white flower garland walks barefoot at centre, with dark hair swept back and bare upper body, appearing to be a person candidate by his garland and orange robes. He is accompanied by a woman in a cream sari with a brocade border who carries a woven basket with flowers and offerings. To the left a woman in white with folded hands stands near steel pots and water jugs. Behind them a shaved-headed man in orange, women in white saris, and men in white kurta clothing follow past a colourful festoon-decorated canopy and a table with a patterned cloth. Five to six people are visible.2008-03-12July 29 20082008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29November 25 20092009-11-25 +1 copiesJuly 29 20082008-07-29July 28 20082008-07-28A woman in a mauve sari with dark brown blouse stands with palms pressed together in namaste before a smiling figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a large pink flower garland and rudraksha mala with a long swept-back hairstyle, a person. To the right a man in white dhoti with green-bordered shawl holds a brass plate of red kumkum offerings, while a woman in orange sari stands behind. A white-robed attendant with orange shawl and a standing man in white shirt are also present, under a thatched roof with pink flowering garland decor and yellow pillars.2010-02-17July 28 20082008-07-28