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A photograph taken indoors in a plain white-walled room with a doorway at left. A man in an orange turban and orange robes, with a garland of white flowers, walks at right, while a young man in orange robes carries a silver bell in one hand and a tray of flower petals in the other. Several devotees in saffron and orange clothing and white garments crowd the foreground and background, a woman in a beige sari with a garland stands at left with hands folded in namaste, and a bald man in white stands near the center. The scene reads as a procession through a corridor with flowers and a bell.

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July 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.2008-07-28A photograph of an aarti ritual inside a plain white-walled room. A woman in an orange-and-cream sari holds a brass aarti lamp with a large flame and smoke rising. Beside her, an elderly man in white clothes with a red shawl presses his palms together, and another man in white with a red shawl stands at left. In the foreground, a man in a tall orange turban, orange sleeveless robe and a white and red flower garland stands with his hand raised; a younger man in orange robes stands behind him. a person is the man in the orange turban and robe, with long hair, a flower garland and a rudraksha-style presence, shown in a ritual role. Brass bells and a small offering are visible at the lower edges.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28Indoor photograph in a bare white-walled room with a ceiling fan and small framed picture. A figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a white and red flower garland, stoops forward with hands near the floor, receiving a pooja. Beside them a woman in orange sari holds a silver aarti plate with pink flowers, and another woman in orange stands behind. A man in white shirt and dhoti, holding a flower bundle, stands at right. A woman with flower-decorated hair in orange clothing faces the scene from left foreground. Visible people are in traditional orange and white devotional dress.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28Indoor photograph in a white-walled room with an arched doorway. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a tall orange turban wears a white and red flower garland and holds a lit oil lamp over a tray of flower petals, as if performing aarti. Beside him, a man in orange holds a small kalasha-style pot with leaves on a tray, and a man kneeling at left in orange pours or offers from a vessel. A woman in orange sari with folded hands and men in white shirts and white dhotis stand nearby, one person in the background raising a camera. The central figure has long hair and a visible rudraksha-style mala, with distinctive saffron clothing and turban cues.2008-07-28Photograph inside a plain white-walled room with a barred window and an arched doorway. A central figure in saffron-orange cloth and an orange turban wears a white-and-green flower garland with a rudraksha mala, and holds out one hand toward the wall. Beside him an attendant in orange holds a brass plate with a pot and a bell, and another holds a tray of pink flowers. A man in white dhoti and red shawl photographs with a camera, and another in white holds a brass lamp with a flame while a videographer films. Several onlookers in white and orange stand behind. a person: the central figure has long hair, an orange turban, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, consistent with the page's account of the Pattanam inauguration.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28