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A home interior in Tamil Nadu during a house visit. On the right, a smiling person in a rust-red sannyasi-style robe with a gold border, wearing a long necklace of green beads and rudraksha, a red and yellow flower garland, and a red bindi, waves one hand. Beside them stands a middle-aged man in white shirt and white dhoti with a gold border, wearing a rudraksha mala and glasses, arms folded. A teenage boy in a white graphic T-shirt and dark jeans wears a rudraksha mala. On the left, a priest in rust-red robes and rudraksha stands at the edge of the frame. Behind them, a woman in a red sari holds a green coconut, and a hanging decorated lamp stand with flower strands is visible, along with a wall clock and an arched doorway.

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June 27 20142014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27 +1 copiesA photograph inside a home with a wall clock and a hanging brass lamp with flower garlands. A grey-haired man in white shirt and white dhoti with gold border, wearing rudraksha malas, stands with hands clasped in front. Beside him a boy in a white graphic t-shirt and dark jeans wears a rudraksha mala. On the right a smiling woman in a rust-coloured sari with a red and yellow flower garland and a long green bead necklace waves. Behind them a woman in a red salwar outfit holds a green coconut, and a patterned red floor rug lies underfoot.2014-06-27 +1 copiesIndoor photo in a home room with a wall clock and wall sconce. A grey-haired man in white shirt and white dhoti, with rudraksha beads, stands with arms folded beside a boy in a white graphic T-shirt and dark jeans wearing a rudraksha mala. On the right, a smiling woman in a rust-orange sari with yellow and red flower garlands and a yellow bead mala raises one hand in greeting. A woman in a red salwar kameez holds a coconut at the left edge, and a hanging oil lamp with flowers is visible behind them. The floor has a patterned rug.2014-06-27 +1 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27 +1 copiesA padapuja at a home interior. A seated man in red-orange robes, with a swept-back hairstyle, rudraksha-style white and red floral garlands, gold bangles and an armband, holds a tall silver trident-staff with a small disc and a bright yellow wall behind him. Two young boys in saffron garments and garlands sit near him. A woman in a white sari with a garland kneels, while a man in red attire bows and washes her feet from a silver vessel. An older woman in a red sari presses her palms together, and a man in a red shirt and white dhoti stands with arms folded beside a wooden cabinet decorated with red garlands. A photographer in orange robes stands behind, and a fruit-laden table sits in the background.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27Indoor home scene in a living room with cream walls, a framed deity picture on the wall, a wall calendar, a small television on a stand, and a red door. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands centre, wearing a long garland of white and red flowers, smiling and gesturing with both hands toward a man prostrating on the floor in white clothes. Around them stand an older man in white dhoti and shirt at left, an older woman in a teal blouse and pink-and-white sari, a man in a plaid shirt behind, and several children in colourful dresses and skirts watching. A woman in a light blue sari stands at right edge. The orange-clad man has long swept-back hair, a visibly distinctive saffron robe and garland cues, so this is an appearance-based a person in person, though the visible cues are limited.2011-05-17February 05 20072007-02-05Photo 116877222014-07-04Indoor photograph of a pada puja at a home visit. A man with long dark hair in a bun, wearing a saffron-orange wrap, rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, and rudraksha bracelets, sits and extends his right hand to bless an elderly man with silver hair and glasses, who wears a white shirt and red-bordered dhoti and has his hands near the blessing figure. A woman in an orange sari with a flower garland kneels beside them with palms pressed together. Behind them an attendant in an orange cloth with a white tilak holds a silver tray of apples and offerings. Other saffron-robed attendants stand nearby, one holding a rudraksha mala and another with a tilak. A framed deity picture hangs on the left wall and yellow curtains hang behind.2014-06-22Indoor photograph of a home visit in a white-walled room with a clock, swinging cradle with flower garlands, and a red bed covering. A central figure in a rust-red robe with orange border and long dark hair stands barefoot, wearing a red and yellow flower garland and multiple beaded necklaces, hands raised in front of them. Facing them, a grey-haired man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha-style necklace gestures with hands together. Around them, a woman in white with folded hands, a young girl in a dotted dress, a shaven-headed man in white, a man in orange-trimmed robe, and others in pink and blue saris and shirts watch. A photographer holding a camera stands in the background. a person candidate is not clearly identifiable from appearance alone, so role-based description is used.2014-06-27