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Indoor photo of a small shrine room with a patterned floor rug. A man in saffron-orange robes and a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace sits cross-legged, smiling, with his hands extended, while a bearded older man in orange sits beside him and a woman in a pink floral sari and blue blouse leans in with a gold bangle. A second orange-robed sadhu sits at lower right, back partly turned. Behind them are framed pictures, a black-and-white portrait, calendar prints, a brass lamp stand and a wall shelf of photographs and deity images. A woman in a maroon sari stands at the left edge. The ritual appears to be a home pada puja visit.

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Indoor photo in a small room with a patterned carpet and framed pictures on the walls. A man with long dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes and a long gold-and-bead necklace, sits on a gold-framed chair with hands joined. Two saffron-clad men sit on the carpet: an elderly bearded man at left, and a bare-chested man in a maroon cloth with gold border who is bowing or prostrating toward the seated figure. A man in orange sits at lower right, back to camera. Shelves, a red wooden cabinet and a framed black-and-white portrait of a sadhu stand nearby. a person: the seated man in orange with long hair and a bead necklace, acting as the central figure receiving the bowing devotee.2009-08-11August 11 20092009-08-11A dim domestic shrine room with framed deity pictures and calendars on the walls. A woman in orange robes and a long gold necklace sits on a patterned carpet, while a man in a white shirt and dark trousers leans forward to apply a mark on her forehead, and a seated figure in orange-red cloth sits behind them. A shirtless man in a red dhoti stands in the doorway holding an object, and a photographer in orange robes is in the foreground at left. A brass lamp and a small offering bowl sit near the seated figures, and a framed image of a Himalayan mountain hangs on the right. Four or five people are visible.2009-08-11A photograph taken inside a small room with a tiled floor covered by a floral patterned rug. A bearded elderly sadhu with long grey hair and a bare chest, wearing orange-red cloth, sits cross-legged on the left, his hand resting near his knee. Beside him, a smiling person with long dark hair and a red forehead mark wears an orange robe and a heavy gold necklace, sitting with hands folded. A third person in orange clothing stands at the far right edge, partly visible. Behind them are a red wooden cabinet holding books, a gilded decorative chair back, framed pictures, a small altar with a deity murti and a brass aarti lamp, and a carved shrine arch on the wall. Probable Swamiji is the smiling figure in orange with long hair and gold necklace, seated in the centre.2009-08-11August 11 20092009-08-11Indoor photo of three seated sannyasis on a faded floral carpet inside a small room with a whitewashed wall. On the left, an elderly bearded sadhu with long matted hair and bare torso wears an orange cloth and sits cross-legged, gesturing with his hand. In the centre, a younger man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a long gold-coloured beaded necklace, his palms pressed together in greeting. On the right, a bearded man with glasses and long hair wears an orange robe and sits with hands folded. Behind them are a red cabinet holding books, framed pictures, a deity murti in a carved arch, a framed Himalayan landscape and a small lit oil lamp on a low wooden stool.2009-08-11A photograph of a home interior where a man in an orange sleeveless robe with a gold-bead necklace sits on a brown upholstered sofa with bare feet, smiling and looking down toward a kneeling woman in an orange blouse who bends low near his feet. Standing beside them is an older woman with grey hair and a nose stud, wearing a purple and yellow floral sari and holding her hands together. A man in a white shirt stands at the left edge. On the wall behind is a calendar and a framed printed portrait of a smiling man in a pink turban, labelled with a date sign reading 19-1-2011. The room has plain grey walls and a concrete floor.2011-01-19August 11 20092009-08-11September 15 20152015-09-15 +2 copiesA photograph of a home shrine room with yellow walls and a fluorescent tube light. A man with long, swept-back black hair wears a purple orchid garland and an orange robe, and stands at the shrine with his right hand reaching toward an oil lamp on the wooden shelf. Beside him, a bare-chested man with long dark hair wears a rudraksha mala and looks toward the shrine. In the foreground a woman with a hair ornament and a pink garment is seen from behind. The shrine holds framed deity pictures, a framed portrait of a smiling man raising his hand, marigold garlands, a small golden figure in an orange robe and a red-and-white cloth on a tray.2010-01-10A photograph of a home shrine room during a visit by a devotee household. A figure with long dark hair wearing an orange robe and a white and red flower garland sits on an orange-draped chair, smiling and holding a small orange fruit in both hands. An elderly man in a light blue shirt bends forward and touches the seated figure's feet in reverence. Beside him a man in a white shirt with a pendant stands, and a woman in a teal and gold sari and a woman in white stand at right. At lower left a monk in orange with a saffron head covering and a second bald-headed person in orange-trimmed clothing sit close by, and at lower center a woman in a yellow garment bends forward with hands raised. Behind them a wooden cabinet holds glassware, and a wall shelf is decorated with yellow marigold flowers, framed portraits and a green mango-leaf torana. Pineapple and oranges sit on a table, and a framed deity picture hangs above.2010-01-10August 11 20092009-08-11