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A photograph of a devotional home visit in a plain room with white walls and a wooden door. A man in orange saffron robes with a long floral garland and a rudraksha-style necklace sits on a wooden chair at centre, raising one hand in blessing; he has long dark hair swept back and wears a crown-like ornament. Beside him an older bearded man in orange dhoti and shawl sits with folded hands. A woman in a red and orange sari bends low with palms together to touch the feet of the seated figure, while a man in white shirt and dhoti stands at left with hands folded. Behind them, several family members stand, including a woman in a teal sari, a young child in a white dress, and a man in a checked shirt. At right, a woman in a white dress with floral shawl stands with hands clasped. A glass table holds white and pink flower garlands, a brass lamp, and a basket of petals.

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A domestic interior during a house-visit padapuja. A seated man with long hair in a bun, wearing a red-brown dhoti, orange shawl, a garland of white and yellow flowers and gold armlets, sits on an orange cushion at right, holding a silver staff topped with a ceremonial finial. Before him, a woman in orange and a man in a white striped shirt with a forehead mark hold a lit flame over a brass plate of flowers and rice. Devotees in saffron and red stand and kneel around the room, including a woman in a pink sari, a man in an orange robe, a boy in a white shirt and a man in orange holding a camera. A bowl of flowers rests on the floor. The scene is a photo of a puja inside a home.2014-07-08A domestic home interior with tiled walls where a seated ascetic in orange and rust robes with a marigold and rose garland holds a silver trident aloft. Several devotees surround him: a woman in an orange blouse and white sari with a jasmine-garlanded bun bends forward, a woman in a teal sari presses her palms together, a man in a striped shirt holds a small child, and a bald young man in white kneels to pour water. A saffron-robed attendant with rudraksha malas stands nearby and another in white holds a camera.2014-06-27A devotee in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala kneels with palms pressed together while a woman in a maroon-and-orange sari with a red and yellow marigold garland touches his face with her raised hand, smiling. Behind them a standing man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a shaved-head monk in orange also appear, and a family group, including a man in a striped shirt holding a toddler and a woman in a teal patterned sari with folded hands, watches from the left in a small domestic room with a television, calendar and tiled walls.2014-06-27A photograph of a padapuja-style honouring inside a room with cream walls and a marble floor. Seated on a raised orange-draped seat at right is a figure with a long swept-back hairstyle, wearing a rust-red cloth, multiple rudraksha malas and garlands of white and red flowers with pink blossoms; they hold a silver trident and rest bare feet on a plate. A white-clad man in glasses kneels with palms pressed together at lower left, and a woman bends forward to wash or offer at the feet. Shaved-headed young men in orange and white robes with rudraksha malas stand and kneel behind, one holding a brass tray. A photographer with a flash camera stands among onlookers, and a red and white table with fruit and brass vessels sits behind. Probable Swamiji is seated, showing distinctive long hair, rudraksha malas and floral garlands.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27A photograph of an indoor home visit in a living room with cream walls, a black leather sofa, a wall clock-style decoration and a ceiling fan. A woman in a red sari with white floral print and gold bangles stands holding a small red object, offering it to a seated person wearing a saffron-orange sleeveless top and a white garland with red flowers, whose long dark hair falls down the back. The seated person sits on a cream and gold patterned cloth. Behind them, a man in white with an orange-red shawl stands smiling, and several women in saris and salwar kameez stand along the wall, including a young woman in red and a girl in a maroon outfit at the left edge.2010-02-18July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07A photograph of a home visit ritual in a small room with yellow-and-cream wall decor. A seated person in an orange-and-maroon sannyasi-style robe wears a multicolour marigold and rose garland and holds a silver trident up with one hand. Before him, a woman in an orange blouse and white sari bends low over a brass plate, while a man in white shirt and white dhoti pours or applies liquid at his feet. Behind them, orange-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas stand, one holding a camera, and family members including a woman in a teal sari and a man holding a young child watch with hands folded. Ritual washing, padapuja-style worship and devotees' darshan are visible.2014-06-27July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copies