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A photograph inside a home where a padapuja or house-visit ritual is taking place. A devotee in an orange and white top, with a dark hair braid, holds a brass aarti plate with a lit oil lamp. In the centre, a woman in a rust-brown sari with gold borders and a white flower garland stands on a rug scattered with petals, holding a lamp and a rudraksha mala. A clean-shaven sannyasi in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and bangles stands beside her with hands clasped. A man on the left in white with a greyish head and a prayer posture watches with folded hands while holding a brass bell. On the wall hang a painting of Krishna and a framed black-and-white portrait of a woman in white. A stick-on circular sticker is on the right, and small brass bowls sit on the floor.

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June 26 20142014-06-26A home visit padapuja in an interior room with a checkered black-and-white floor. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, wearing a flower garland and a crown-like headpiece, stands on an orange cloth and receives devotion from a couple. A man in a white kurta with a red shawl and glasses presses his palms together, and a woman in a red sari with a sindoor-marked forehead also joins her hands. Beside them a child is held, and an elderly person is partly visible at the left edge. Behind the central figure, saffron-clad attendants stand, one with a trident-like staff. On the right, two shaven-headed men in white dhotis with tilak and rudraksha malas hold trays of fruit and offerings. Flower garlands hang on a shrine table holding a framed deity picture, and a glass cabinet displays trophies and a model ship.2014-06-20June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesIndoor house visit in a pale yellow-green room during a padapuja. A seated man in a long-sleeved white shirt and white dhoti, with white tilak and rudraksha mala, holds a flaming oil lamp (aarti) toward a woman in orange saree and glasses seated at left. A man in an orange robe with white flower garlands sits on an orange cushion at right, with a silver staff and two young robed men with garlands behind him. A framed deity murti hangs on the wall and a standing man and woman watch at left.2014-07-07 +1 copiesIndoor photo of a devotee home during a seated gathering on a striped floor mat. On the right, a figure with long swept-back dark hair, a white flower garland with red flowers, a rudraksha mala, and a deep red-brown robe holds a trident-like staff and gestures with one hand while facing the group. Around them, several shaven-headed young men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and tilaka sit or stand, one holding the staff. A seated man in white with a rudraksha mala and orange cloth sits with hands folded in front of a brass plate of flowers. Women in saris and standing men in white dhotis and saffron cloth watch from the background near a doorway. a person cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, and ornate red robe with garland, shown in the role of the person being honoured by seated devotees.2014-07-01June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 16 20142014-06-16A domestic kitchen with light cream cabinets and a tiled backsplash. In the foreground, a person in a rust-red sleeveless garment with gold-toned armbands and bangles, wearing a white and yellow flower garland and a dark hair bun, reaches toward a small wall shrine lit by an oil lamp, decorated with red roses and a green leaf festoon. A younger man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at the left, looking toward the camera. Small framed pictures and a red flower sit beside the shrine, and a brass lamp rests on the lower ledge.2014-07-08July 03 20142014-07-03July 08 20142014-07-08A woman with long dark hair, a red bindi, a red and gold garland and an orange-gold sari holds a brass plate with a flaming camphor or oil lamp toward a man seen from behind, whose bare back shows a red garment and a rudraksha mala. Behind them stand a young boy in orange robes with a beaded necklace, a younger child in a green shirt, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a shaved head and tilak holding a silver object, and an older woman in a red sari. Yellow petals lie on the floor beside a wooden door and cream-colored curtains with orange patterns, in a home interior.2014-07-08July 07 20142014-07-07