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A photograph inside a small room with yellow walls during a home visit. A man in an orange-saffron garment with a long white and red flower garland stands at center, holding a brass vessel and pouring or offering near a brass oil lamp with a lit flame. A woman in a pink and blue sari with a teal blouse kneels on the left, reaching toward the lamp, and a man in a white shirt on the right stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Rudraksha beads and a red cloth sit on sacks behind them, with a small brass vessel nearby.

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A photograph inside a small room with pale yellow-green walls and a tiled floor. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti-style garment with gold border, bare-shouldered, wears a long white jasmine garland with red flowers and holds a small brass vessel while standing near a brass urn and a small offering plate. To the right, a man in a white shirt stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. At the lower left, an elderly woman in a pink and blue patterned sari bends forward near stacked white sacks, and a child's head is visible beside her. Garlands of orange and red flowers hang on the sacks. Three people are visible.2011-05-17A photograph of a home pada puja. A woman in a white saree kneels on the floor holding a lit oil lamp over a brass tray of flowers and petals. Seated on a cushioned couch in front is a figure in an orange and red robe, wearing a large red and white flower garland, holding a silver staff-like ceremonial rod and raising one hand in blessing. Behind them, a man in white and several women in yellow, green and orange saris stand with hands folded. Two shaved-headed sannyasi attendants in saffron robes and rudraksha malas stand nearby, one holding a silver ritual implement. The wall behind shows a painted spring park scene with tulips, and a small framed portrait sits on a shelf.2014-06-25June 23 20132013-06-23 +2 copiesPhoto 11687488 +3 copiesIndoor photograph of a pada puja at a home visit. A man with long dark hair in a bun, wearing a saffron-orange wrap, rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, and rudraksha bracelets, sits and extends his right hand to bless an elderly man with silver hair and glasses, who wears a white shirt and red-bordered dhoti and has his hands near the blessing figure. A woman in an orange sari with a flower garland kneels beside them with palms pressed together. Behind them an attendant in an orange cloth with a white tilak holds a silver tray of apples and offerings. Other saffron-robed attendants stand nearby, one holding a rudraksha mala and another with a tilak. A framed deity picture hangs on the left wall and yellow curtains hang behind.2014-06-22June 25 2014 - 12014-06-25June 25 2014 - 12014-06-25June 25 2014 - 12014-06-25July 29 20082008-07-29Photo 116887692014-07-03 +2 copiesJune 25 2014 - 12014-06-25Photo 11687923