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A photograph of a house-visit ritual outside a building with orange-painted walls and an arched entrance. A smiling older man in a white shirt and white dhoti raises a long red flower garland over a brass pot decorated with yellow flowers. In front of him, a devotee in an orange-red sannyasi-style wrap and gold armlets bends forward, head lowered. Another person in an orange sari stands behind, and a young man in orange robes with a rudraksha-style mala stands at right. Yellow petals are scattered on the ground beside a white floral kolam, and a banana plant and parked cars are visible.

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A photograph of an outdoor house visit at an orange-painted building with a staircase and gate. A man in a white shirt bends forward with folded hands toward a figure seen from behind, who wears a bare upper body with an orange-red cloth draped over the shoulder, a thick red flower garland around the neck, and gold armbands. A smiling woman in an orange and gold sari with a red bindi stands beside them, holding a yellow flower offering wrapped in leaves. A young man in orange robes with beaded necklaces stands at the right edge beside a dark car and green banana plants.2014-07-08A photograph outside an orange-walled house with a dark iron gate and a banana plant beside the entrance. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti greets a bare-chested monastic figure in saffron-orange cloth and a gold armlet, who wears a thick red flower garland around his neck and smiles. Beside them a woman in an orange sari with gold jewellery holds a silver plate with flowers and offerings, as if performing a pada puja welcome. A young attendant in orange robes with rudraksha malas stands at the right, and a silver car is parked behind the gate. A decorative white and orange rangoli lies on the ground at lower left.2014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08A street scene outside a residence in a busy urban lane. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left, placing a white flower garland with red accents over the head of a woman in a deep maroon sari with a gold border, a rudraksha mala and gold bangles. Behind them a child in orange clothing stands, and a boy in a red plaid shirt is at right beside a red car. Other onlookers stand near a dark SUV with a windscreen sign reading Nithyanandam, and a parked auto-rickshaw is visible. Shopfronts, awnings and a street vendor line the background.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 10 20142014-07-10January 01 20172017-01-01A street scene outside a building with trees and parked cars. A man in a grey shirt and white dhoti with a red border, wearing glasses and a wristwatch, drapes a long white flower garland over the head of a bowing person in a maroon-red cloth with a gold waist sash, bronze armlets and rudraksha beads. Another person in orange robes and rudraksha mala stands at left, and a silver tray with offerings appears at the right edge. Red flowers hang from a tree above.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 08 20142014-07-08 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph at a residential street with trees and a parked dark SUV at left. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands center, placing a multicolour flower garland of red, white and yellow blooms over the head of a saffron-robed figure with a rudraksha mala. A bald man in an orange-gold shawl stands behind the garland recipient, and a man in a light blue shirt is at right. Several onlookers stand nearby, and the setting suggests a pada puja welcome at a devotee's house.2014-06-26June 20 20142014-06-20A paved garden path outside a house with palm trees and shrubs. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a rust-red dhoti with gold bands, stands beside an open black SUV door, wearing gold armlets and a red and yellow flower garland with gold ornaments. An older man in an orange kurta and white shawl stands before him with palms joined in greeting. A woman in an orange sari and red blouse kneels at his feet, appearing to perform padapuja. Behind them, a man in an orange robe stands near the house and a man in white kurta holds up a phone. Another person in orange wearing a mala stands to the left.2014-07-08July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copies