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A photograph inside a modest home at a wooden cabinet with a small brass bell hanging on a chain and a small shrine niche. A man in an orange-red turban, orange-red robe and a rudraksha mala, with a long garland of white jasmine and red flowers, points toward the shrine with one hand. Two women stand behind him, one in a teal blouse and purple sari with palms pressed together in namaskar, and an older woman in a white sari. A bald man in white is seen at the right edge. Yellow walls and a doorway are visible. a person is a candidate for the man in the orange turban, based on the rudraksha mala, red-orange clothing and garland, though the appearance is uncertain; the bald man at right is seen only in partial profile.

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A 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.2014-07-08July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21June 24 20142014-06-24A photograph of a doorway at a temple-like entrance decorated with yellow marigold garlands and green leaves. A smiling man stands in the centre wearing a rust-red robe with a gold-coloured sash, layered rudraksha beads around his neck, and a red bindi on his forehead. He is flanked by devotees: a bald man in glasses in a light blue shirt bends forward with hands folded, and a woman in a pink and cream patterned sari with gold earrings holds folded hands in front of her. Other people in white and dark clothing crowd behind. Orange-red metal gates with gold finials frame the scene.2014-07-04 +1 copiesIndoor home setting in a Tamil Nadu house with pink walls, a built-in shelf holding purple water bottles, and a framed picture of cows on the wall. A standing figure in a rust-red robe with a long rudraksha-style mala and a bare upper body places a hand on the forehead of a kneeling woman in a gold-bordered sari with a blue blouse and orange shawl, who has a flower in her hair. A man in a white dhoti stands at left behind a partly visible person, and a window with iron grilles is at right. The standing figure has long hair pulled back and a red tilak; the scene reads as a blessing given during a home visit.2014-06-27July 01 20142014-07-01A photograph of a doorway decorated with mango leaves and a row of marigold and rose garlands at a home visit. A woman in a red blouse and orange saree with a flower in her hair presses her palms together in namaste with lowered head. Beside her a man in an orange robe and white shawl with spectacles also holds his palms in anjali. In the doorway stands a smiling woman in a maroon saree wearing a long red and yellow marigold garland with a rudraksha mala and gold armlets, her hands folded. At the lower right a person bends toward oil lamps on the floor, and a framed portrait hangs on the wall inside the room, with a deity murti visible nearby.2014-07-08A photo inside a small shrine room with red brick walls and framed deity pictures under a garland of marigolds and red roses. A central man in a rust-red dhoti and red shawl wears a long white flower garland, a rudraksha mala and gold armbands, and smiles while stepping forward. On the left, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with folded hands stands in prayer. On the right, a young sannyasi in orange robes and rudraksha beads holds a brass bell and tray as part of a puja. Brass lamps and plates sit on the shrine table.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 23 20132013-06-23 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01A photograph inside a small home shrine room with terracotta-tiled walls and a wooden cabinet. A man in a red-brown dhoti and shawl, with a flower garland of white and multicoloured blooms and a rudraksha mala, holds a lit oil lamp and a small bell during a pada puja at a devotee's house. He smiles toward the lamp. Beside him, a young monk-like attendant in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head holds a tray of white flower petals. At right, a young woman in a white top and beaded necklace, and a young man peering through the doorway, look on with folded hands. Framed deity pictures hang on the wall, including a decorated Balaji image with garlands and a peacock-themed deity print, with a plate of offerings and flowers on the floor.2014-06-26