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Indoor photo of a shop inauguration at a textile or garment store with folded fabrics on shelves. A bare-chested monk-like figure in saffron/orange cloth with a white flower garland sits on a mat and extends a hand toward a woman in an orange and gold sari, who holds a small brass plate. Seated beside them is a woman in a cream sari, and a woman in a green sari stands nearby. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand behind and at the right, one holding a silver tray with small silver cups. A woman in white with a rudraksha-style mala smiles at right. Palm fronds are visible through the open doorway.

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A photograph of an indoor shop interior with shelves of folded fabrics on the left and a palm tree visible through a window. A bare-chested figure in saffron-orange cloth with a long garland and a large rudraksha-style necklace sits on a mat, hands raised in prayer, while a woman in an orange and gold sari with white flowers in her hair kneels with folded hands. Standing men in light shirts and a woman in a green sari with a red border watch with hands clasped. A man on the right in white holds a tray with brass vessels.2007-02-21February 21 20072007-02-21A photograph inside a shop interior showing a seated figure with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron robe, touched at the head by a kneeling man in a grey shirt who bows forward with his head lowered. Around them a crowd of standing people watches, including a woman in a red and gold silk saree on the left, a man in white shirt and white dhoti wearing a rudraksha-style mala, a woman in a blue and yellow saree, an older man in white holding a silver tray with two small metal cups, and a woman in a pink-bordered white saree wearing a dark bead necklace on the right. Shelves of merchandise line the background and a garland of red flowers hangs at the lower left. The scene suggests a blessing during a business inauguration.2007-02-21A photograph inside a shop interior with glass display counters stocked with folded fabric and clothing. A seated figure in orange saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and long dark hair sits on a red floor mat at the centre-right, smiling and holding hands together in greeting, with a man in a white shirt kneeling on the floor before them. A woman in a white sari with a red border stands at left smiling, and a standing crowd of devotees in white shirts, saris and kurtas surrounds the scene. A man at right in a white shirt carries a silver tray with two steel tumblers. Palm fronds and string lights are visible through the open doorway.2007-02-21February 22 20072007-02-22February 21 20072007-02-21February 21 20072007-02-21February 22 20072007-02-22February 21 20072007-02-21A photograph inside a shop interior with shelves of packaged goods at left and a thatched palm roof visible through the doorway. A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, saffron cloth and a rudraksha mala seated in a chair is smiling; the figure matches the Swamiji (probable) cues of long hair, saffron clothing, and rudraksha beads, and is seated as a guest at the inauguration. A woman in a red and gold sari bends to touch his feet while a young child in red stands beside her. Around them devotees in white, saffron and orange stand watching, and a man in white at right holds a tray with a glass. Lights are strung across the ceiling.2007-02-21A photo inside a shop with glass display cases of bangles and cloth on the right, and a potted palm and ceiling lights through a doorway. A seated person in an orange garment with a white flower garland and long dark hair receives a woman in a red and green silk saree who bends low to touch the feet of the seated person. Behind them a crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis, a man in a grey shirt, and a woman in a red saree stand watching, and a man in an orange shawl stands at right. A kumkum-marked figure and a red-and-gold blouse woman appear among the onlookers.2007-02-21February 22 20072007-02-22