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Indoor house visit in a cream-walled living room with yellow-and-orange patterned curtains and a glass display shelf holding small figurines. A man seated at right in rust-orange robes with rudraksha malas and gold bangles smiles as he holds fruit and reaches out, a person by appearance cues, while a woman in a green dress and a woman in a red-orange shawl with a bindi extend their hands toward him. A woman in white with a red floral garland and a man in the background watch. Behind them, young men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand near a wall with garlands, and a yellow figurine and framed picture sit on the right. Seven people are visible.

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July 08 20142014-07-08 +1 copiesIndoor photograph of a home padapuja visit in a living room with cream walls. In the foreground, a bare-shouldered man with long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and gold bangles wearing a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, smiling and raising his hands toward a seated devotee. Beside him a woman in orange with white jasmine garland and glasses leans forward with hands together. A seated white-clad elderly man with garland and rudraksha mala, a young boy in orange, and a standing youth in orange holding a garland stand nearby, with a woman in a silver-gold sari and a small child at the left edge. Framed deity prints of Murugan-style iconography hang on the wall. Probable Swamiji is the bare-shouldered man with long hair, rudraksha malas and gold bangles, present in person.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja at a home visit. A bare-chested man with a sandalwood-coloured shawl and a rudraksha mala, wearing gold bangles and a gold necklace, sits on a chair while a woman in an orange sari bends forward to wash his feet from a silver vessel. Seated nearby, a man in a white dhoti gives a blessing and a boy in an orange cloth stands with garlands. Several devotees in orange and white clothing stand in a yellow-walled room; a child in a patterned dress presses his palms together. A framed picture of a deity murti hangs on the wall. Visible: about eight people. The bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments may be a person receiving the padapuja.2014-07-07Indoor 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.2014-07-08A photograph of a seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long swept-back hair bun and a beaded necklace, extending his arms to offer something to an elderly white-clad man with a white flower garland who kneels, and an older woman in a salmon sari with a red-and-yellow garland who bows her head. Behind them, several young men in orange robes and rudraksha malas stand or sit, and onlookers in white shirts and a red shawl stand in a wooden-furnished room with glass cabinets and a bamboo blind. The seated figure appears to be a person, identified by the sweeping hair, saffron robe and rudraksha-style beads, and is shown in the role of giver of blessings.2014-07-10A 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 20142014-07-08Indoor home visit in a living room with cream walls, a wall clock, a window with grille and curtains, and a white leather armchair. A central figure with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala beads, a red-orange robe and gold armlets smiles while a devotee in a white-shirted older man's presence bows and clasps his hand. Several young men in orange robes with white and red flower garlands stand around, one holding a ceremonial item, and a woman in orange kneels in the foreground while another woman in a blue sari watches. A wooden tray with brass dishes sits at right.2014-07-07A photograph inside a home shrine room with a glass-fronted cabinet, pink flowers and a red-gold cloth. A seated figure in an orange-red robe with rudraksha beads and gold bangles smiles and extends a hand toward a woman in a gold-and-red sari with a red shawl, who smiles back. An elderly man in a white shirt holds red fruit, and two young saffron-robed men with rudraksha malas stand behind, one holding a yellow fruit. Others are shown as devotees and attendants.2014-07-07July 10 20142014-07-10July 07 20142014-07-07