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Outdoor photo of a house visit on a red carpet in front of cream-coloured apartment buildings and a parked dark SUV. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a red-and-yellow floral garland, with a rudraksha mala, smiles and holds hands with a man in white dhoti and shirt who bows toward them. A woman in a cream sari with gold border holds a brass plate with flowers and a kalasha-style vessel. Monks in saffron robes stand nearby, and an older woman in white with a red rudraksha mala watches at right. Several men in white and devotees with folded hands surround them beside a thatched hut.

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June 27 20142014-06-27Outdoor scene at a building entrance where a man in a maroon-red robe with a long orange-and-cream sash and a rudraksha mala stands smiling while wearing a thick garland of white and red flowers. Another devotee kneels and performs padapuja, washing or touching his bare feet near a pair of sandals, while a woman in a white sari with orange border holds flowers. A man in a white shirt presses his palms together in greeting, and a woman in white sari watches. Saffron-clad attendants in white dhotis stand nearby, and people in the background watch from the doorway. A dark vehicle is parked at left under trees.2014-06-28 +1 copiesPhotograph of a padapuja house visit at a residential street in Bangalore. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti at left claps with hands pressed together. Central figure with long dark hair wears a red and white jasmine garland, a rudraksha-style mala, and a rust-and-gold striped dhoti with gold armlets; he smiles and gestures in greeting, and his appearance and adornments are consistent with the a person candidate. A woman in a maroon sari with orange border carries a brass plate with a kalasha-style vessel and flowers. A man in cream and gold-bordered dhoti stands at right, hands near chest. Behind them, a black SUV, multi-storey pale buildings, and a green banana-leaf canopy frame the scene.2014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesOutdoor scene at a building entrance with a black SUV at left. A man in a rust-orange and maroon robe with a long white and red flower garland and rudraksha beads stands smiling at centre, with a bare-chested attendant in orange at left and a man in a white shirt greeting him with folded hands. A woman in a white sari with a red-bordered shawl and garlands bows and touches the feet of the central figure at lower right, while a man in white dhoti and a woman in white sari stand behind. Onlookers in white and striped shirts watch from the right under a concrete overhang.2014-06-28June 27 20142014-06-27A photograph of a street-side welcome beside a white car. A woman in an orange sari with a long white and multicoloured garland stands with hands folded in namaskar. Around her, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl bends forward, and a young man in orange robes kneels at the car door. Other devotees in white and saffron clothing and a woman in a yellow and pink sari stand nearby, several with hands joined, and a child sits on the ground in pink. Some hold small offerings and flowers. The scene is an outdoor devotional greeting on a dusty road in front of a building.2009-01-18January 18 20092009-01-18Outdoor courtyard scene at a house visit: a monastic in saffron-orange robes with a long garland of red and yellow flowers stands on a floral-strewn red mat while a devotee in white kneels and touches the ground before him. Around them, people in white dhotis and kurtas and white saris stand with folded hands, a man in white holds a brass tray with a lotus-like offering, and a monk with a shaved head in white robes and rudraksha beads stands at left. Iron gate, potted plant and apartment building behind.2014-06-27A photograph of a street-level house visit at a gated entrance with a blue metal gate and concrete walls. A central figure with long dark hair wears a rust-brown robe and a thick red and yellow marigold garland, smiling as he steps forward. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a red-brown rudraksha mala holds out his hand. A woman in a white sari with pink border carries a woven basket with flowers and green leaves. Several bald men in saffron-orange clothing stand behind. Modern yellow apartment buildings and a thatched hut line the background. a person in the central figure, shown by long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and saffron-toned robe with garland.2014-06-27A photo of a welcoming ritual outside a multi-storey building with a gate and potted plants. A central figure in a rust-brown robe wears long red, orange and yellow marigold garlands with a beaded rudraksha-style mala and stands on a red patterned rug. A man in a white dhoti and shirt with a brown shawl holds a brass plate with a flowering offering. A woman in a white sari with a red-bordered blouse and a white-clad woman press their palms together in greeting. A bare-chested, shaved-headed man in white with rudraksha beads kneels nearby, and several onlookers in white shirts and dhotis stand around.2014-06-27July 07 20142014-07-07