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A crowded indoor photograph in a home with pink walls and a stone-veneer panel on the right, bright light glaring from a doorway at left. At centre, a saffron-robed sannyasi wearing a saffron head wrap and a rudraksha mala stands among devotees; a man in white and an orange shawl stands at his side. Around them, many men and women in white shirts and saffron garlands press close, some reaching toward the robed figure, with a leafy plant hanging from the upper left.

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A photograph of a narrow, pale green corridor inside a house during a pada puja. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk up a staircase at the back; one in the foreground wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, and another bald monk in saffron stands beside him. Devotees line both sides with palms pressed together in namaskar, including women in saris and a man in white. A woman on the left holds a green plate and flowers, a garland hangs on a monk on the stairs, and a framed picture and fresh flower garlands decorate the walls. Several people are visible, and the scene is an in-person ritual.2014-06-26Narrow green-walled corridor during a home pada puja. A bald priest in orange-saffron robes with rudraksha beads and an orange sash stands in the center, arm bands visible, facing forward. A woman in a red-maroon sari with a white flower garland is at the middle, with others in saffron and white. Devotees in white shirts press palms together at right, and women with jasmine in their hair stand at left. Ceiling fan, white flower garlands hanging on the left wall, and a framed deity picture on the back wall.2014-06-26July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27June 26 20142014-06-26A crowded indoor room with white walls, a ceiling fan, and red curtains at the windows. A man in a rust-red robe with a red-and-saffron turban and a long rudraksha mala stands at centre, smiling, as devotees press in around him. A devotee in white shirt and dhoti bends forward, and another man in white offers a garland of white flowers with a red blossom. Several people in white and a bald man in saffron crowd the frame, with a framed picture on the back wall.2014-07-02 +1 copiesA crowded indoor scene with devotees pressing forward in a hallway decorated with green leaf-and-flower garlands and orange cloth. A bare-chested man with long dark hair wears a white and yellow flower garland and a red-and-gold wrap, smiling and surrounded by people reaching toward him. In front, a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe with a white forehead mark stands among devotees in white shirts and dhotis. Several women in saris and people holding folded papers fill the frame, with a red-brick wall at the right edge.2014-07-03June 26 20142014-06-26July 03 20142014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03