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Photograph of a crowded doorway decorated with banana leaves and yellow and pink flower garlands. A bare-chested man in an orange-red turban and red-orange shawl, with a dark rudraksha mala and gold armbands, stands in the centre and smiles. A bald man in front wears a red-orange cloth and rudraksha beads and is being embraced by devotees. Several people in white shirts and dhotis and a woman in a red sari stand around the doorway.

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July 01 20142014-07-01A crowded indoor photo at a devotee's home, its doorway decorated with mango-leaf toran, marigold garlands and a flower strand. A bald man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and beaded bracelets stands with his head bowed, while a woman in an orange sari with a red bindi and bangles holds his arm and presses close. A second robed figure in maroon and red with a red turban stands behind him, and devotees in orange and orange-patterned saris crowd the frame, one with flowers in her hair. A small child peers from the left. Visible at the edge is a wall mirror and an electrical switchboard. a person (saffron robe, rudraksha mala, bowed head) appears in person amid devotees during a home visit.2014-07-01Crowded indoor scene in a home doorway decorated with a garland of white jasmine flowers and green leaves strung across the ceiling. A shaved-headed man in rust-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red-and-gold shawl stands at centre, while a man in red-orange robes with a long brown rudraksha mala is beside him. A bare-chested man in a saffron cloth and a rudraksha mala is at right, and a man in a dark shirt reaches forward, applying a tilak or red mark to the central monk's forehead. Several onlookers in the foreground, including a grey-haired man and others with dark hair, press close.2014-06-26A doorway framed by red and orange gerbera daisies and green leaf garlands strung on the posts, with red and white flower garlands hanging down. A crowd presses through the entrance. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in a bare-chested orange-red shawl with a gold border stands with his back to the camera and a beaded bracelet on his arm. Beside him, a man in a white shirt bends forward, and a woman in the lower right corner is partly visible. Others stand in the background of a room with a purple wall.2014-07-04Crowded indoor room with pink walls and a wooden beam, where devotees press around a central figure wearing a red-orange turban and draped orange-red cloth, smiling. A framed picture of a deity with a halo hangs on the wall above a doorway. Men in white shirts with orange or red shawls and garlands stand close, and women in saris and flower garlands are visible at the front. A younger bare-chested man with a rudraksha-style necklace stands at the left. The image looks like a photograph of a darshan visit at a devotee's home.2014-07-01June 22 20142014-06-22A photograph of a doorway crowded with men at a house visit. Several men in saffron and orange robes stand in the doorway, one wearing a long orange garland, with a bare-chested man in a saffron cloth and rudraksha mala at the centre-right, his head shaved. Men in white shirts and dhotis press around them, and a man in a plaid shirt stands at left and another in an orange scarf at right. Wooden doors frame the entrance, and a decorated red and maroon canopy hangs above. The swami-like figure is not visibly distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the robed men are described by role only.2014-06-24A photograph of a festive entrance decorated with yellow marigold garlands and green leaf canopies. At the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a red-orange shawl, a large red flower garland and a gold necklace with rudraksha beads, and smiles while being welcomed. A man in a white shirt bends forward and reaches toward his feet in a pada puja gesture. Two shaven-headed men in orange-saffron robes stand beside him, and a crowd of devotees, including a woman in a light blue sari, watches from behind. A person on the right holds a flute-like instrument. The centre figure has distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha and gold adornments, so this is a probable in-person appearance of a person receiving pada puja at the doorway.2014-06-21July 03 20142014-07-03A crowded indoor scene with devotees pressing forward in a hallway decorated with green leaf-and-flower garlands and orange cloth. A bare-chested man with long dark hair wears a white and yellow flower garland and a red-and-gold wrap, smiling and surrounded by people reaching toward him. In front, a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe with a white forehead mark stands among devotees in white shirts and dhotis. Several women in saris and people holding folded papers fill the frame, with a red-brick wall at the right edge.2014-07-03A crowded indoor photo of a devotee gathering pressing around a bald sannyasi in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and a white garland. Many people in white shirts and dhotis, some with orange shawls, press forward with hands raised and mobile phones visible. Behind them a green-and-white room has a garland-and-banana-leaf decoration hanging above the doorway. A red brick pillar stands at the right edge. The scene appears to be a padapuja-style darshan with devotees pushing to reach the honoured figure.2014-07-03Narrow green-walled corridor during a home pada puja. A bald priest in orange-saffron robes with rudraksha beads and an orange sash stands in the center, arm bands visible, facing forward. A woman in a red-maroon sari with a white flower garland is at the middle, with others in saffron and white. Devotees in white shirts press palms together at right, and women with jasmine in their hair stand at left. Ceiling fan, white flower garlands hanging on the left wall, and a framed deity picture on the back wall.2014-06-26