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A young man in an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala stands in a doorway cutting a white ribbon tied across a wooden door frame, with a red bindi on his forehead and an orange-red floral and marigold garland above the entrance. Beside him a man in a white shirt and glasses holds the ribbon, and several men in white dhotis and kurtas stand behind, including one holding a tray of offerings with a plate of fruit and flowers. The scene is a ribbon-cutting inauguration of a new centre, with a small electrical panel and barred window on the right wall.

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September 15 20092009-09-15September 15 20092009-09-15A ribbon-cutting at a doorway opening. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a red tilak on his forehead and a dark rudraksha mala draped over his arm holds scissors, about to cut a yellow ribbon across the door. Beside him an older man in white shirt and white dhoti stands watching, and an orange-clad woman holds a plate of flower petals. A floral garland hangs above the entrance, and a green-leafed tree and hills are visible outside.2010-02-16February 06 20072007-02-06A photograph of an inauguration at a doorway. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair and a garland of white jasmine and red flowers cuts a white ribbon stretched across a white doorway with a small scissors. Beside him a smiling man in white shirt and white dhoti holds a brass pot with green leaves. Other people in white clothes crowd nearby. Above is a woven bamboo canopy decorated with colourful festoons and banana plants, and a bunch of green bananas hangs at left.2009-08-11A ribbon-cutting at a newly opened building with an orange ribbon stretched across a doorway. A central figure in an orange robe and orange turban, wearing a white flower garland and a long rudraksha mala, holds scissors and smiles as he cuts the ribbon. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand around him; a man in a white shirt on the right holds a tray of flowers and offerings, and another in white stands beside him. Marigold garlands hang along the ceiling, and a colourful umbrella stands behind the group under a corrugated metal roof.2010-02-18November 25 20092009-11-25 +1 copiesFebruary 06 20072007-02-06November 25 20092009-11-25A 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.2008-07-27July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph taken inside a room with pale walls and a patterned floor, through an open wooden door with frosted glass panels. A smiling man in a saffron-orange robe with a long orange-and-green beaded necklace stands in the doorway, barefoot, facing right. Behind him, another person in saffron robes and several people in white are visible in the threshold and courtyard. On the right, a man in a white kurta with a dark rudraksha-style necklace looks toward him. A garland of white and orange flowers hangs along the left wall and another garland of yellow and red flowers decorates the door frame. a person: the smiling man in saffron robes with a long bead necklace is a candidate, though his face and appearance are uncertain.2009-09-15