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Indoor house visit with festive paper streamers in multicolour hanging across the ceiling and walls. A central figure in a rust-orange wrap with gold-edged borders wears a long rudraksha mala and gold bangles, gesturing with an outstretched arm while speaking. A smiling woman in white with a long braid stands at left, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a flower garland stands at right beside a camera operator, and a man in a white shirt faces away in the foreground. Floral offerings and small brass vessels sit on a low table near a heart-shaped decoration on the wall.

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July 07 20142014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07A decorated domestic room with colourful paper streamers strung along the ceiling and a ceiling fan above. A figure in an orange-brown robe with a long rudraksha mala and gold armlets stands with one hand raised, touching the head of a man in white kurta who wears a white flower garland and stands with hands together. A woman in white with a braid and a seated elderly man in a white striped shirt watch nearby, a photographer with a flash camera stands at right, and another person in orange stands behind. A low table holds bananas, fruit and a brass vessel on a patterned rug, consistent with a home pada puja visit. The figure's appearance is consistent with a presentation but the cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the role is given as a robed sannyasi.2014-07-07A photograph inside a home decorated with multicoloured paper streamers strung across the ceiling. A tall figure in an orange-red saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a long rudraksha mala and gold armlets, has long swept-back hair and reaches out toward a man in white. A woman in a white sari with green-gold border and a rudraksha mala stands at left, and a boy in a red kurta stands near her. A man in white dhoti and shirt with white flower garlands stands at right, holding a small object. Fruit and offerings are arranged on a low table and a patterned carpet on the floor.2014-07-07July 01 20142014-07-01Indoor house visit with colourful paper streamers and ribbons strung across the ceiling and walls. A woman in a white sari with a green and gold border stands at left, holding a rudraksha mala and a flower, beside a boy in a red shirt holding fruit. At centre, a figure with long hair tied back, wearing an ochre-orange dhoti and shawl, rudraksha beads, gold armlets and bangles, is gesturing with an arm extended. At right, a man in a white dhoti and kurta with a white flower garland gestures toward him while a camera operator stands beside. Bananas, fruit and offerings sit on tables in the background, with another person in orange in the far background. The scene reads as a devotee home visit with puja offerings.2014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA house-visit padapuja inside a room decorated with colourful paper streamers. A bare-chested, long-haired figure in an orange-brown cloth with a brown waist sash, gold armlets and a rudraksha mala places both hands on the head of a kneeling man in white dhoti and shirt with a white flower garland. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a green border and a beaded mala, a young man, a boy in red kurta with glasses holding a fruit, and an older man in white stand watching. Brass puja plates, bananas, flowers and a kalasha sit on a table to the right, and a photographer with a camera stands at the edge of the frame. Total visible people: about six.2014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07June 26 20142014-06-26A photograph of a home interior decorated with colourful paper streamers in pink, blue, orange and purple strung across the ceiling and walls. A central figure in a rust-red garment with a red shawl draped over the shoulder, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a white flower garland, smiles and stands in the room, with gold armlets on his upper arm. Behind him an orange-robed attendant and a man in white dhoti stand near a table holding fruit and offerings. A silver refrigerator, red sofa and a small wooden box sit in the room. A cameraman is visible in the background. Five or fewer people are visible.2014-07-07Indoor devotional scene in a home room with tiled floor and window shutters. A man in an orange-red turban and matching robe with rudraksha malas and gold-colored armbands stands on the right, holding a long white-and-red garland and a silver trident, smiling. Probable Swamiji: the saffron turban, ornate ceremonial ornaments and rudraksha malas match the presentation cues, while the page places him at the event. Seated before him is an older man in white with a white vibhuti forehead mark, receiving the garland, with a woman in white and a flower-decked hair at lower left. Around them stand several men in orange-red robes, one holding a camera. A plate of flowers and fruit sits in the foreground, with a patterned mat on the floor. This appears to be a pada puja or home darshan visit.2014-07-01