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Evening street scene outside a house lined with trees and parked cars. A man in white kurta holds a small brass-coloured kalasha-style vessel with yellow flowers and a red garland draped over his arm, standing beside a woman in a teal sari. Two women on the left, one in a cream patterned sari, smile and look down. On the right, a young man bows in a red-orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a beaded armlet, receiving the offering. A person in orange robes stands in the background. The setting suggests a pada puja or house visit ritual.

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July 08 20142014-07-08Evening photo outside a house on a tree-lined street, with a car parked and a lit streetlamp. A man in a red-and-gold dhoti and a long red-and-white garland, with gold armbands, stands at center-right with palms pressed together in greeting. Two women, one in a cream printed sari and one in a teal sari, stand with hands folded in namaste. A man in a white kurta holds a small offering tray and smiles. Another man in a white dhoti with gold border stands by an open van door on the right. This appears to be a house visit with a pada puja greeting.2014-07-08Outdoor evening photograph on a residential street lined with trees and houses, with a parked car and a white van at the edge. A shaved-headed man in a rust-red robe with a gold-bordered dhoti and a long red-and-green flower garland stands at the right, smiling with hands together and gold armlets on his upper arm. Three people face him: a woman in a cream patterned sari with hands folded in namaste, a woman in a teal green sari, and a man in white kurta and dhoti who holds a small brass vessel with a flower and gestures with his hand. A young man in white dhoti with gold borders stands by the open car door at the right.2014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08Outdoor evening scene on a tree-lined street, with parked cars and a house behind. A man in saffron-red robes with a gold-banded cloth, gold armlet and a long red-and-green flower garland stands smiling and receiving guests. Three visitors face him: a woman in a cream patterned sari on the left, a woman in a teal sari with gold border in the centre, and a man in white ritual dhoti and shirt with hands folded in namaste. The woman in teal holds a brass vessel with flowers. Another person in white dhoti is visible at the right edge. Six people are visible.2014-07-08July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesPhotograph of a padapuja house visit at a residential street in Bangalore. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti at left claps with hands pressed together. Central figure with long dark hair wears a red and white jasmine garland, a rudraksha-style mala, and a rust-and-gold striped dhoti with gold armlets; he smiles and gestures in greeting, and his appearance and adornments are consistent with the a person candidate. A woman in a maroon sari with orange border carries a brass plate with a kalasha-style vessel and flowers. A man in cream and gold-bordered dhoti stands at right, hands near chest. Behind them, a black SUV, multi-storey pale buildings, and a green banana-leaf canopy frame the scene.2014-07-07A smiling man in a rust-red dhoti with a gold-edged waistcloth, a long white-and-red flower garland, rudraksha mala and gold armlet stands in a courtyard facing a young woman in an orange embroidered salwar kameez holding a brass plate of lit oil lamps. A woman in a teal sari holds a plate with a small green deity murti and flowers behind them, and a man in white dhoti with a saffron shawl stands at right. Colourful geometric rangoli designs decorate the paved ground, with a building and a white car in the background. This appears to be a pada puja house visit. The man's distinctive long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments match Swamiji (probable).2014-07-08Outdoor photograph on a street beside a large tree and a parked dark SUV. A man in white dhoti and shawl holds up a long white jasmine garland with red flowers, while a woman in a white sari holds a plate with a small framed object wrapped in flowers. Another woman in an orange floral kurta holds a plate of white flowers, and a kolam rangoli lies on the pavement. Another orange-robed attendant is at far left.2014-07-07 +1 copiesNight photo on a village street lit by warm streetlamps, with a banana plant behind. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing a red-maroon shawl, a red flower garland, a gold waist sash and gold armbands, stands smiling with palms pressed together toward an older bald man in an orange robe who bows forward with his head lowered. Behind them, a cluster of women in saris, including one in green and one holding a tablet, watch and smile. A man in an orange robe stands at the left edge. The man with long hair and ceremonial adornments matches the a person appearance cues, presented as the one receiving the bow in a house-visit blessing setting.2014-07-08