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Indoor photo in a domestic room with white walls, a dark wooden cabinet and a framed picture on top, and a blue mat on the floor. A woman in an orange sleeveless top with a white flower garland, seen from behind at right, extends a red fruit or ball toward a woman in a green and red sari who kneels and receives it with cupped hands. A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands with his hands joined in namaste. Other men in white shirts stand along the left wall, and a woman in a dark green and gold sari stands in a decorated doorway with orange garlands. A child in a striped shirt stands at left. No one with a clearly identifiable saffron-robed sannyasi appearance is shown; a figure in white ritual clothes stands in the doorway, unsure.

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January 11 20102010-01-11A photograph inside a plain room with cream walls and a wall sconce, with a patterned red and green rug on the floor. A seated figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange cloth, wearing a yellow-and-green marigold garland and a long swept-back hairstyle, leans forward to receive a red apple-like fruit from a kneeling man in a white shirt and olive trousers, who holds a small white offering. Standing behind them are devotees: a woman in a green sari with a gold border, a man in a white shirt, a man in a white shirt on the left, and a younger man in an orange robe on the right.2010-02-17A photograph of a domestic padapuja-style devotee visit inside a whitewashed room with a striped woven mat on the floor. A seated figure in a rust-red and orange robe, with long dark hair, rudraksha malas and bangles, extends a red apple toward an elderly man in a light blue shirt and white dhoti who bows with palms joined. Behind them stand a woman in an orange sari, a woman in a blue sari holding fruit, and a man in a white shirt and dhoti with rudraksha mala and vertical tilak holding fruit and a white-and-red garland. A shaven-headed young sannyasi in orange with beads stands at the right.2014-07-01A photograph inside a small room with pink walls, a wooden cabinet and a shelf holding small figurines, with floral garlands hung above a doorway. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends forward to offer a red fruit or sweet to an elderly woman in a patterned sari, while a woman in a white garland stands in the foreground. Behind them a woman in a cream sari with gold border stands with clasped hands, a child in a white shirt is at left, and a figure in an orange robe stands at right. Several other people in white or cream clothing stand around the room. Visible people: about ten.2010-01-21A crowded indoor photo in a room with lilac walls and a pedestal fan. On the right, a woman in a rust-orange sari with a gold necklace of beads and a gold bangle sits smiling, extending a red apple or fruit to a devotee bending forward in a pink sari. A bald man in a saffron-orange robe with rudraksha beads and a bare-chested figure stand near a trident-like staff. Around them, devotees in white shirts and white dhotis with tilak lean in with folded hands. Flower garlands in yellow, pink and white hang on the wall. A small child in a teal top watches. Approximately eleven people are visible.2014-06-21A photograph inside a domestic room with cream walls, wooden cupboards and a white sofa. A seated woman in an orange saree with purple and red flower garlands sits on the sofa while several men and a woman in an orange-and-red saree stand around her. In the centre, a man in a cream shirt and dark trousers bends forward and holds the seated woman's hand near her feet, as if offering a pada puja. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands beside him. On a white table in the foreground is a bowl of yellow food, and at lower left are open red trays holding sweets, flowers and packets. Others in shirts and checked clothing watch from the right. No ash, saffron-robed figure or throne is shown.2010-01-11 +1 copiesA photograph inside a small whitewashed room decorated with marigold and red flower garlands strung along the ceiling beams. A seated figure in orange robes and a white flower garland, long dark hair, receives an offering from a man in white dhoti and shirt with a red tilak and a pendant necklace, who bends forward holding a small object. Several people in white ritual clothing sit or kneel on the floor at the lower right, a woman in an orange sari stands behind them, and a woman in a red sari with a gold bangle and a man in glasses stand at the right. A wall-mounted fan, a framed deity image garlanded with flowers, and a framed portrait of a man with a lit lamp are on the walls. Plates of fruit sit on a tray at the bottom edge.2010-02-15A seated figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange garment, wearing flower garlands of purple and red blossoms, sits on a white-covered sofa in a room with wooden cabinets and a wall air conditioner. A man kneeling in a light blue shirt and dark trousers holds a red fruit and a small flower object before the seated figure, performing an offering or padapuja. Behind them, several men in white shirts and dhotis and a woman in an orange sari stand watching. On a low white table in front sits a bowl of yellow paste or food. A red box with sweets and items lies at left. The seated figure's long dark hair and orange clothing match the presentation cues for a sannyasi, but the appearance is not clear enough to confirm identity, so the candidate is uncertain.2010-01-11 +1 copiesA photograph inside a small home room with a pale pink wall and a pink patterned curtain at right. A person in a rust-orange robe with a white jasmine and red flower garland sits at lower right, holding a red apple and an apple offered by a man in a white shirt. An elderly man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands center holding a yellow cloth and an apple, with a rudraksha-like necklace. A young shaved-headed boy in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands at right. Women in blue and red saris, a man in a blue checked shirt, and a small child in pink crowd around, smiling. Devotees are gathered for a padapuja style offering in a home.2014-06-26A photograph of a seated person in saffron-orange robes wearing long garlands of purple orchids and red roses with teal and gold beads, holding a red fruit, seated on a white sofa in a room with a wooden cabinet and a window blind. Standing devotees surround them: several men in white dhotis and shirts, one holding an orange, and a woman in a teal blue sari with folded palms in namaste greeting. A younger woman in a red and brown sari stands at right. A red box with bangles and sweets sits at lower left and a bowl of rice sits on a white table at lower right.2010-01-11 +1 copiesA photograph of an indoor room with cream walls, a wooden door frame and sheer white curtains. A man in a brown shirt and beige trousers bends forward to offer a red fruit or sweet to a seated woman in orange with a pink and white flower garland. Beside them a woman in a yellow-and-white saree stands with her hands clasped, and a man in orange robes with long hair stands at right with palms pressed together. Several other people in white shirts, saris and orange clothing stand in the background near the doorway.2010-02-16A seated woman with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron-coloured sari and multiple garlands of purple and white flowers with a teal-green bead strand, sits on a white-covered sofa while raising her palm toward a man in white. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends forward presenting a red fruit or offering to her, while standing devotees in white shirts, dhotis and checked shirts watch, and a woman in an orange-and-pink sari with bangles stands at right. In front is a white-covered table with a yellow bowl of sweets and a plate of food, and a red tray at left holds garlands, bangles and packets. The setting is a domestic room with a wall air-conditioner and wooden cabinets, consistent with a devotee home visit. Six people are visible.2010-01-11 +1 copies