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A photograph at a home entrance during a pada puja visit. A bare-shouldered figure in a deep red-orange cloth with a long rudraksha mala and gold bracelet smiles while stepping through a doorway. An elderly woman in a red blouse and white shawl stands at left with palms pressed together in namaskar. A shaved-headed monk in orange robes and glasses stands beside them, and women in white sarees with red borders are behind, holding papers. A colourful geometric wall hanging and hanging bells are visible. Four to six people are visible.

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Indoor house-visit scene in a yellow-walled living room with floral curtains and a ceiling fan. An elderly woman in an orange sari with gold border and red-orange blouse smiles and holds the hands of a central figure in a rust-red robe with gold border, long swept-back hair in a braid, a long rudraksha mala, and gold armbands. Behind them a young attendant in white dhoti holds a ceremonial staff and conch-like object, another youth in saffron garments stands nearby, and a man in white shirt is visible. Plastic bags sit at lower left. a person (long braided hair, distinctive rudraksha mala and gold armbands). Four to six visible people.2014-07-07June 27 20142014-06-27Indoor photograph of a house visit in a living room with yellow walls, a ceiling fan, a wall clock and curtains. A smiling woman in an orange-red sari with gold-rimmed glasses stands clasping hands with a man in a rust-red dhoti and wrap, wearing a long rudraksha mala, gold armbands and bangles, with long swept-back hair. Several young men stand behind them; one at right in white dhoti holds a ceremonial staff with a kalasha-like top and garland. Probable Swamiji (probable) appears as the central figure receiving the devotee, with long hair and rudraksha cues.2014-07-07Indoor photo in a mint-green room with a small deity statue on a wall shelf and a green leaf garland hung in a doorway. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, a red-brown robe, and a long wooden rudraksha mala smiles warmly and reaches toward a white-haired elderly woman with a white flower garland and a red-and-white garland, who wears a white sari. Around them, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe, a shaved-headed man in a red-brown robe with a mala, a man in a white shirt, and a woman in a blue top gather closely. A child stands in the background. Appearance-based label: a person, given the long hair, rudraksha mala and red-brown robe.2014-07-04 +1 copiesIndoor home photograph of a pada puja visit in a tiled hallway with a wooden door on the left and a flat-screen TV on a stand in the background. A woman in a white sari with an orange-red shawl stands at left, looking toward the center. A figure in a deep red-orange robe with a white and red flower garland and rudraksha beads smiles and walks forward, scattering rose petals across the floor. Beside him a bald man in an orange-gold dhoti and rudraksha mala gestures with an outstretched arm, and two women in red-orange saris with rudraksha malas follow, with another attendant in orange at right. Two framed pictures hang on the wall above the door.2014-06-26A photograph taken indoors in a plain whitewashed room with exposed wooden beams, a small framed picture and a wall shrine on the back wall. In the right foreground, a smiling person with long swept-back hair and a red tilak wears an orange-red saffron shawl and a heavy rudraksha mala with a matching bracelet, consistent with the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues. Around them, several people in white and cream clothes, a young boy in a teal shirt, a woman in a purple blouse and a girl in a red-and-gold saree stand close, some with hands pressed together in greeting. A bald saffron-clad man stands at the far right, and a person holding a camera is visible behind the group. Approximately eleven people are visible.2014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 26 20142014-06-26July 08 20142014-07-08July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph inside a room with orange-painted walls and framed religious pictures, including a large framed deity image and a temple illustration. A young man in a maroon dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha mala stands at right with palms pressed together in greeting, smiling. Beside him, an older bald man with white tilak on his forehead wears an orange robe and walks forward. Other saffron-robed people and devotees in white follow through a doorway decorated with marigold garlands. A brass bell or gong sits on a wooden stand near a patterned orange mat. Visible people number about six.2014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07