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Indoor home visit during a padapuja at a devotee's house. A man with long dark hair tied in a bun, wearing a rust-red dhoti with a gold waistband, rudraksha mala beads, gold armlets and bangles, extends his hands to a smiling woman in a white and orange sari with a red shawl, who receives items from him. Behind them a seated figure in orange clothing sits near lit oil lamps, brass kalasha and small flower offerings on the floor. The room has framed art, a bookshelf, a cream sofa with orange cushions and a wall-mounted air conditioner. a person: the man wears rudraksha malas, gold armlets and a rust-red dhoti, consistent with his presentation at this event.

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A photograph inside a home living room during a padapuja house visit. A smiling man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a rust-red dhoti with gold border, a rudraksha mala necklace and gold armlets, extends his hands toward a woman in an orange and white saree who kneels and holds out her hands. Behind them a woman in a cream saree stands, another person sits in orange on the floor, and oil lamps and a fruit-and-flower offering tray sit on the floor. A framed painting hangs on the wall and an air conditioner is mounted above.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-red and saffron-bordered garment with a long rudraksha mala and gold armlets sits on a sofa at left, smiling and extending his right hand toward a kneeling elderly man in a white shirt and striped dhoti. The kneeling devotee, with a white garland and gold bracelet, bows his head with palms pressed together in namaskar. A younger monk in orange robes kneels nearby, while another orange-clad attendant holds a brass tray of flowers. Women in sarees and salwar behind them stand or sit with hands folded, and rose petals and flowers are scattered on the red cloth before them.2014-07-08A photograph inside a home shrine room with yellow walls and wooden cabinets, a garlanded doorway and small lamps lit on a floor mat. A person with short dark hair and a red-and-white shawl leans forward on the left, offering something from cupped hands to a smiling woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala. Beside her a bare-headed man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears a mala and white tilak and watches. Behind them a man in a maroon shirt holds a baby with a shaved head, and several standing people in saffron and orange clothing and a woman in a blue sari look on. Strings of marigolds and a small deity picture are visible.2014-07-10 +1 copiesA seated woman with dark hair in a low bun wears a maroon and cream silk garment with gold patterning and a beaded necklace, holding open papers and reading or offering them. Before her, a woman in an orange saree with a dark border and rudraksha beads kneels with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes lowered. A man with white tilak marks on his forehead and bare upper body sits nearby, watching. Behind them, a white floor fan, a white air-conditioning unit, a red curtain and a window with people visible suggest an indoor hall. A seated man in the lower foreground is partially visible. The scene looks like a ritual reading or satsang exchange.2013-05-27April 27 20142014-04-27July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesApril 27 20142014-04-27March 13 20132013-03-13July 08 20142014-07-08August 07 20172017-08-07July 11 20142014-07-11May 01 20142014-05-01