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A photo of a doorway ceremony framed by garlands of yellow marigolds and white flowers and hung with banana leaves and red-and-yellow bunting. In the centre a smiling figure in a deep maroon-red robe and a matching red turban wears a long garland and holds a cut orange ribbon stretched across the threshold. Beside them, a bald man in orange-saffron robes with rudraksha malas stands near the ribbon, and another man in orange garments holds his hands together in greeting. White-clad devotees with white shirts and red-and-white beaded cords crowd behind them. Several people stand in the background of the entrance.

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A central figure in a deep red-maroon turban and matching robe, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha mala and a garland of yellow marigolds, white flowers and red blooms, smiles while cutting an orange ribbon at a doorway. Around him, saffron-robed attendants and white-clad men stand close, and banana leaves and striped festive bunting decorate the entrance above. a person cues: the central figure wears a red turban and rudraksha mala with a garland, though the appearance is not fully certain. Part of a pada puja event at a devotee's house, shown as a ribbon-cutting moment.2014-06-26A photograph of a procession entering a decorated doorway at a devotee's house. A central man wearing a maroon-red robe, a red turban, a rudraksha mala and a long garland of yellow marigolds with white and red flowers smiles and holds a small orange object in his hands. Flanking him, a man in orange-saffron robes with a bare shoulder and rudraksha beads holds a small plate with offerings, and another monastic in orange robes with white sacred ash marks on the forehead stands to the right. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand nearby, some clapping. Banana leaves and a striped cloth canopy hang overhead, and the doorway is wrapped in marigold garlands and orange ribbon. Several people are visible in the background.2014-06-26June 29 20142014-06-29June 19 20142014-06-19Outdoor photo at an inauguration. A smiling man in a red-orange turban and reddish-brown robe stands centre, wearing a white flower garland and a dark rudraksha-style mala, holding the orange ribbon stretched across an opening. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange-and-white garland holds a tray of flower petals, and another man in white with a brown mala stands at left. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white clothes and a woman in a purple top holding a metal vessel press in; green mango-leaf toran decorations hang overhead and a red-and-white banner is visible in the background. a person candidate (probable): the centre figure wears a turban, saffron-toned robe and garland, a sannyasi-style look that is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity.2014-06-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a ribbon-cutting at a doorway during an inauguration. A central figure in a rust-red robe with a red-and-gold sash, a red turban-style headwear, a white flower garland and a rudraksha mala cuts an orange ribbon with scissors. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shirt wears an orange garland, and another in white dhoti holds a red tray with flower petals. A young girl in a purple dress holds a metal pot, and a crowd of smiling people, many with raised hands, presses around. Green leaf torans hang overhead. Probable Swamiji cues: red turban, rudraksha mala, and ceremonial flower garland, shown as the central figure cutting the ribbon at the inauguration.2014-06-29June 19 20142014-06-19June 29 20142014-06-29A photograph of a procession beneath a striped canopy with banana leaves, showing a central figure in a rust-red headcloth and red-brown robe wearing a long garland of yellow marigolds, white flowers and red roses, smiling and raising both palms in greeting. Several shaved-headed monks in saffron and orange robes flank him, one with a rudraksha mala and gold-edged orange shawl in the foreground, and a crowd of men in shirts and lungis watches closely. The scene suggests a pada puja-style reception at a devotee's house, with a green-tinged wall and cinder-block structure behind.2014-06-26A photograph of a doorway ribbon-cutting. A smiling man in an orange-red robe and matching orange-red turban, with long hair, a gold chain and a white and maroon flower garland, holds scissors to an orange ribbon stretched across the open door of a plain building. Behind him a young monk in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands beside a tray of flowers. A man in a white shirt and a child in a red dress watch from the right, while green foliage and a garland-draped frame surround the entrance. a person appears in the centre: the long hair, saffron-red robe, turban and gold chain fit the candidate cues, so the role is the person cutting the ribbon.2008-07-27June 19 20142014-06-19Outdoor photo of a group walking along a dirt path lined with palm trees and greenery. In the centre, a person in a maroon and gold robe wears a red turban, a long multicolour flower garland with yellow, white and red blossoms, and rudraksha malas. Around them, several shaven-headed men in maroon and saffron-orange robes with gold borders wear rudraksha malas on their shoulders and chests. A man in a white kurta and white dhoti with a pendant mala stands at the left edge, and more people in white and pink follow behind. A small white flower is held in one hand near the left.2014-06-26