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A woman with long dark hair in a low braid, wearing a red-orange sari and a red and white flower garland, sits on an orange cushion and applies a mark to the forehead of a seated older man in white shirt and glasses. A young man in a white shirt kneels nearby beside a small brass vessel and a green cloth with offerings. Standing behind them, a young man in orange robes and sacred thread, an older woman in a yellow sari, and two women in white and red-orange shawls with hands folded in namaste watch. A photographer in a white shirt takes pictures at the upper left, and a man in a white shirt with a wristwatch holds the older man's hand at lower right. A wall-mounted television and a small shelf of items are visible in the room.

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June 26 20142014-06-26July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a house visit where devotees gather around a seated figure in orange and rust-coloured robes wearing a long garland of red flowers and beaded ornaments. The seated figure, on the right with short dark hair, is smiling. Several people crowd in on the left: a woman in a red sari and gold necklace leans forward, an older man in white dhoti and shirt with glasses bends over, a shaved-headed man in white with a red sash kneels and holds red flowers, and children reach forward with flowers. A woman with white hair in a red sari with gold border also reaches in. Hands offer red flowers and petals toward the seated figure. Background shows orange-clad attendants standing near a pole.2014-06-24 +1 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a crowded indoor room where a devotee in a saffron-orange sari with a garland of white jasmine and red flowers, bangles and a red-and-orange headwrap, raises her hands to bless or touch the heads of seated devotees. A kneeling woman in a maroon top has her head bowed toward her, and a man in white shirt and dhoti with rudraksha beads kneels in front. Behind them, men in white shirts stand with palms pressed together, and a robed monk in saffron with a rudraksha mala looks on while holding a phone. A red curtain and a framed picture are visible on the wall, and a woman in a pink sari stands at the left edge.2014-07-02July 01 20142014-07-01A padapuja or house-visit ritual in a living room with yellow walls and a cream sofa. A seated figure in rust-brown robes with a white jasmine garland and rudraksha mala sits on an orange cloth-covered couch, with gold bangles on the arms and a gold necklace. An older man in a white shirt holds a brass arati lamp with lit wicks, while a woman in orange sari is in the foreground offering with a plate. A shaven-headed young man in orange cloth and white garland stands behind the lamp, another man in orange clothes stands at the right, and a silver trident stands in the background near a wall shrine with framed pictures.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph in a formal living room with cream walls, a wooden door, glass-fronted cabinets and a framed painting at right. A man in dark red-maroon robes with a long swept-back hairstyle, a multi-strand rudraksha mala and a garland sits in a chair draped with orange silk and places his hand on the head of an elderly man in a white shirt and white trousers with a floral garland, who bows forward. Beside them, a seated elderly woman in pink wears glasses and a garland. Two young boys in orange robes stand behind, one holding a red object and a small box. Standing onlookers in yellow saree, dark shirt and white shirt watch from the background. a person: the seated man in maroon robes and rudraksha mala, offering blessing, matches the page's a person-at-event note.2014-07-10A photograph of a pada puja at a devotee's home. A woman with dark hair in a bun, wearing a red garland of flowers and a red-and-saffron top, sits on an orange cushion and reaches to touch the head of a seated older man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala, whose hands are folded in namaste. Behind them, a bald man in saffron and a rudraksha mala stands, and another person in orange stands near a glass display cabinet. Other people in white dhotis and casual clothing stand in the background. Several people are visible, one partly cropped at the right edge.2014-06-26A photograph of a devotional blessing in a small indoor room. A bare-chested figure in a red-and-orange dhoti-style wrap with a rudraksha mala draped across the chest and neck is raising a hand toward the forehead of a young man in white who kneels, holding a red fruit in cupped hands. The figure has a long dark hair bun. Nearby, an elderly woman in a cream sari with a red and white flower garland and a rudraksha mala looks on, and a man in white with an orange cloth stands behind. On a table draped in orange cloth sit bananas, a plate of fruit, a small bowl and a white electric fan. Orange curtains and a framed picture appear at the right edge, and other devotees stand in the background.2014-07-04 +2 copiesA home visit padapuja in a yellow-walled living room. A bald elderly man sits on a cream sofa while a woman in a white head covering and orange sari kneels, hands on his head. A person in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and long swept hair, smiling, places hands on the elderly man's forehead and holds the woman's hand. Behind them a young male in orange robes wearing a white and red flower garland stands, another young monastic in orange stands near a wall. A small child watches at left. A framed deity picture hangs on the wall. The scene shows devotees receiving blessings during a house visit. a person appears to be the person in orange with long hair and a rudraksha mala, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2014-07-07 +1 copies