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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.

September 15 2009

A 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.

August 08 2009

A photograph of a doorway being opened at a ceremony. A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, stands in the open doorway holding a pair of scissors and smiling, with an orange ribbon stretched across the frame. Beside him a second man in orange robes stands with his hands pressed together. Both are framed by marigold garlands hanging along the door. Behind them a crowd gathers under a red and blue umbrella with fringed edges, with palm trees in the background. The walls are pale blue and the door is dark red with a metal latch.

A photograph of a doorway in a wooden-framed building with a yellow wall and a flowered garland hanging at the top right. In the foreground, a long-haired man in an orange-red saffron garment with a gold necklace, rudraksha mala and bangles smiles and stands in the open glass-paned door. Beside him, a bearded man in white shirt and red shawl with a red-and-white flower garland presses his hands together in greeting and reaches toward him. A shaved-headed attendant in orange robes stands at left, and several other men in orange and white clothing stand in the background. Appearance-based cues on the long-haired figure in saffron, rudraksha and gold adornments suggest a person, though this is uncertain.

Indoor house-visit scene in a yellow-walled living room with floral curtains and a ceiling fan. An elderly woman in an orange sari with gold border and red-orange blouse smiles and holds the hands of a central figure in a rust-red robe with gold border, long swept-back hair in a braid, a long rudraksha mala, and gold armbands. Behind them a young attendant in white dhoti holds a ceremonial staff and conch-like object, another youth in saffron garments stands nearby, and a man in white shirt is visible. Plastic bags sit at lower left. a person (long braided hair, distinctive rudraksha mala and gold armbands). Four to six visible people.

A photograph inside a small home shrine room with terracotta-tiled walls and a wooden cabinet. A man in a red-brown dhoti and shawl, with a flower garland of white and multicoloured blooms and a rudraksha mala, holds a lit oil lamp and a small bell during a pada puja at a devotee's house. He smiles toward the lamp. Beside him, a young monk-like attendant in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head holds a tray of white flower petals. At right, a young woman in a white top and beaded necklace, and a young man peering through the doorway, look on with folded hands. Framed deity pictures hang on the wall, including a decorated Balaji image with garlands and a peacock-themed deity print, with a plate of offerings and flowers on the floor.

April 01 2008

A photograph of a ribbon-cutting at a newly opened glass-fronted shop. A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, an orange sleeveless robe with a gold-bordered wrap and a beaded necklace stands near a green ribbon stretched across the entrance. A woman in a pink and white sari and an older man in white clothes stand beside him, and a man in white holds the ribbon side. Garlands of white, yellow and red flowers hang above the doorway. The page indicates a showroom inauguration; the robed man's appearance with long hair, orange robe and gold-bordered wrap is a probable match to Swamiji (probable).

December 31 2009

A photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a long gold-beaded mala and ceremonial gold necklaces, smiling while holding a folded newspaper in one hand and a white and red flower bouquet in the other. The seated figure sits before a throne-like seat decorated with garlands of yellow, red, purple and white flowers. An older man in a white dhoti with folded hands bows toward them at left, a bare-chested man in white dhoti and gold mala stands behind him, and a man in orange robes and a woman in orange at right lean in attentively. The appearance is consistent with a person in saffron robes and turban with ornate gold beads, but the seated figure is not clearly identified from the image alone. Ceremonial flower-decorated seating and devotees suggest an honouring or darshan setting.