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A photo of a domestic house visit where a woman in a white sari with a red-and-orange marigold garland holds a brass plate of burning camphor flame toward another woman seen from behind with a dark bun and rudraksha necklace. On the right, an older woman in a gold-and-brown sari with red garlands and a red bindi holds up a tray, smiling. Behind them, a young man in white dhoti and shawl wears rudraksha malas and a tilak, and a young man bare-chested with orange cloth and beads stands by a window with orange-and-cream curtains. Small room with a ganesha wall hanging.

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A woman with long dark hair, a red bindi, a red and gold garland and an orange-gold sari holds a brass plate with a flaming camphor or oil lamp toward a man seen from behind, whose bare back shows a red garment and a rudraksha mala. Behind them stand a young boy in orange robes with a beaded necklace, a younger child in a green shirt, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a shaved head and tilak holding a silver object, and an older woman in a red sari. Yellow petals lie on the floor beside a wooden door and cream-colored curtains with orange patterns, in a home interior.2014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08 +1 copiesA house-visit ritual inside a room with cream walls and orange-patterned curtains over white shutter windows. In the foreground, a figure with dark hair and rudraksha beads seen from behind faces a flame in a lamp held by a woman in an orange and gold sari with a red-and-yellow flower garland, smiling. Behind them, a young boy in saffron robes and beads holds a silver staff with a trident-like top, next to a child in white. A woman in a cream sari with a red shawl holds a glass. An older man in white stands at the right by the doorway. Lamp flame and aarti-style offering suggest a puja at a home visit.2014-07-08A photograph of a domestic room where a seated man in saffron-red robes and a red marigold garland, with rudraksha beads and gold bangles, raises a tall silver ritual staff while a woman in an orange and gold sari holds a lit flame or lamp. Two young boys in orange robes sit nearby, and a standing man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala holds a garland. Several women in white saris stand in the background near a wall with framed devotional pictures and a cabinet. This appears to be a person house-visit padapuja or aarti, with the seated figure in saffron-red and red garland as the a person candidate.2014-07-08A photograph taken inside a home doorway during a house visit ritual. In the foreground, a man seen from behind wears a rust-orange garment, a rudraksha mala necklace, and a gold armlet, holding an oil lamp toward an older woman in a gold-bordered sari and red flower garland standing at the door. Behind them, a smiling woman in a garland and several young people in orange and white clothing look on. Turmeric petals are scattered in the air, and light fabric curtains hang by the windows.2014-07-08A photograph of a pada puja at a devotee's home. A woman in a white and gold-bordered sari holds a brass oil lamp with a large flame toward a seated person in an orange-red sari, red and white flower garland and rudraksha mala. The seated person has eyes closed and hands resting on the orange seat. Around them, devotees sit and stand, including a shaved-headed youth in orange with a rudraksha mala, a girl in a blue embellished dress, an elderly man in a blue shirt with hands folded, and standing women in white and orange saris. A silver staff stands beside the seated person, and a cabinet behind holds framed portraits. The seated person's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity.2014-06-26A home ritual in a small room decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands and pink petals. A seated figure in orange and maroon robes with a long white-and-red flower garland and gold necklaces holds a white plate of offerings while a kneeling woman in white with folded hands receives the rite. A man in a red shawl kneels with hands together in front. A robed attendant in orange holds a lit oil lamp, another holds a trident, and a woman in a cream sari with red border stands behind, with elderly people in white and cream seated at left. Petals are scattered on the floor.2014-06-20June 26 20142014-06-26Indoor 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 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 08 20142014-07-08 +1 copiesJune 20 20142014-06-20