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A house visit ritual inside a plain room with cream walls and a window. A young girl in a pink and purple floral dress, with a hair clip and earrings, sits with palms pressed together. Beside her, a young saffron-robed sannyasi with rudraksha beads sits cross-legged. Another saffron-robed young monk sits behind him. A standing man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala holds a silver staff, while a monk in saffron with a long red and yellow flower garland holds the staff at right. Bananas and offerings sit on a tray on the floor, with red cushions nearby. A woman with a tilak sits at lower left. The scene reads as a padapuja-style house visit blessing.

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Indoor house visit in a living room with cream walls, a flat-screen TV on a wooden stand at left, and a framed picture on the wall. A seated man in saffron-orange robes, red and white floral garlands, gold bangles and a silver staff topped with a trident raises a hand in blessing toward a smiling girl in a pink floral dress seated on a chair. A standing young man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala holds his hands in namaskar. A seated monk in orange robes sits nearby, and a woman in a blue blouse and gold necklace with folded hands sits at lower left. A brass plate of flowers sits near the foreground.2014-07-08Indoor home scene during a house visit. A man seated on the right wears an orange-saffron robe, a red flower garland, rudraksha beads, and gold bangles, and holds a silver trident aloft with one hand. Beside him, a white-clad young man in a dhoti and shawl stands with hands folded, and two shaven-headed young men in orange robes sit near a small flame. A seated girl in a pink floral dress receives a lit oil lamp held by a woman in a green-and-blue sari with a red bindi, who kneels in front. A brass plate with flowers sits on the floor, and a garland hangs on the wall above a framed picture. The seated man is a probable Swamiji by appearance: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha and ornate gold adornments, with the trident and garland as ritual cues.2014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08A photograph inside a domestic room during a house-visit pada puja. A seated man in a red-orange cloth and a red and green flower garland, with rudraksha beads and bangles, raises a silver-tipped staff toward the ceiling. A young girl in a pink patterned dress sits on a chair while a woman in a yellow sari kneels to offer a brass plate. Behind them stand a man in white dhoti with gold border, a man in saffron-orange robes, and a photographer in orange clothing holding a camera. A plate of offerings and a decorated tablecloth are visible at right.2014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08Indoor scene in a home with cream walls and a red accent pillar. A seated man with a red-brown cloth and a long red and green flower garland, rudraksha beads and gold bangles smiles while receiving a small offering from a young girl in a pink floral dress. Three attendants stand nearby: one in white dhoti with gold border holds a tall silver vessel, and two young men in orange robes with rudraksha malas stand beside a open cardboard box of fruit. Bananas and a red apple rest on a tray, and the room has a window with a pale curtain and a floral garland hanging above.2014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 26 20142014-06-26