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A photograph of a domestic devotional reception inside a plain green-walled room with doorways and a curtain. A young man in a white dhoti and orange shawl on the right holds a metal tray of bananas, apples, oranges and grapes, offered to an older woman in a blue sari with a black beaded mala. A boy in white shirt and glasses stands with palms pressed together in namaste beside her, and an elderly man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands behind. Other women in white and red saris watch. Framed pictures hang on the wall above.

A photograph inside a home with a cream wall, framed pictures and a decorated altar corner. In the foreground on the left, a long-haired man in orange robes and a white garland of flowers sits smiling, with a tray of apples and oranges beside him. Beside him, a seated woman in orange robes holds a fruit plate. Standing centre-right, a woman in an orange and red saree with gold bangles holds her hands together in prayer, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at right with palms joined. Behind them, an older man in a white shirt and a garland stands near a doorway, and a framed portrait with marigold garlands hangs above. The swami in the foreground, a probable depiction of a person, is present in person, with long hair and an orange sleeveless top.

A photograph inside a home where a figure in orange robes with a white and red flower garland sits on the floor, back partly toward the camera, handing a fruit to a standing devotee. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and shirts, a woman in a turquoise sari with a red bindi and bangles, and children in white look on, several holding fruit with hands pressed together. A small red-and-white item and scattered sweets sit on a tray in the lower right. The figure in orange with the garland is a person by appearance: long dark swept hair, saffron robe and flower garland are visible, while the person's face is not shown.

A seated figure in a rust-red garment with a long rudraksha mala and white forehead markings reaches out his hand as a woman in a purple blouse and patterned sari offers him a red apple. Standing nearby, a woman in a blue sari holds a fruit and folded hands, a man in white dhoti and shirt wears a rudraksha mala and holds a fruit and a white-and-red flower garland, and a woman in an orange sari stands with folded hands. A shaven-headed sannyasi in orange robes and beads stands at right, and a woman in orange stands at left. The floor has a striped woven mat and a patterned rug.

A domestic interior during a house-visit welcome. A woman with long dark hair, wearing a dark red sari and gold bangles, sits on the right holding a red fruit over a tray of marigold petals. Beside her, a man in a white dhoti and red shawl with a white jasmine garland stands with palms pressed together, and a woman in a green sari with white flower garlands also joins her hands. An elderly woman in an orange sari and a grey-haired woman in a purple top bend forward in greeting. A framed portrait with a marigold garland hangs on the wall, showing a saffron-clad figure with long hair and a beaded necklace. Several standing onlookers and children watch from the back.

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A photograph of an indoor ritual moment. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread and rudraksha mala holds a silver tray of fruit, bananas and offerings. Beside him, an older man in a gold-patterned shawl and red cloth, with a tilak and garlands, stands holding the tray. On the right, a figure in an orange robe and a long white-and-red flower garland raises a hand with a gesture toward a person. Men in white shirts and orange-clothed attendants stand around, with a microphone stand at the lower centre. Nearby a white wall is visible.

A photograph of a devotee gathering inside a bright room during a padapuja-style offering. In the foreground, a long-haired figure with a white tilak on the forehead and a dark red-brown top with rudraksha beads sits low, holding a fruit at their hands. Facing them, a woman in a pink and gold sari with gold jewellery leans forward, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti bows with hands together holding a fruit. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with a white tilak and rudraksha mala stands with garlanded hands, and another man in white with red and white flower garlands holds fruit. At the right edge, a figure in an orange saffron robe with a shaved head stands in the background. Several other onlookers stand in the back.

Indoor scene in a hall with a red-and-white patterned tiled floor and a striped mat. An elderly man in a light striped shirt bends forward with joined hands toward a seated woman in an orange sari and rudraksha mala at lower right. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands center, wearing a rudraksha mala and holding a yellow fruit and a garland of white flowers with red blooms. Behind them, women in orange and red saris and a woman in a gold-bordered sari stand near the wall, and a shaven-headed young man in orange robes with rudraksha malas stands at right. Brass plates are visible.