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A photograph of a doorway decorated with mango leaves and a row of marigold and rose garlands at a home visit. A woman in a red blouse and orange saree with a flower in her hair presses her palms together in namaste with lowered head. Beside her a man in an orange robe and white shawl with spectacles also holds his palms in anjali. In the doorway stands a smiling woman in a maroon saree wearing a long red and yellow marigold garland with a rudraksha mala and gold armlets, her hands folded. At the lower right a person bends toward oil lamps on the floor, and a framed portrait hangs on the wall inside the room, with a deity murti visible nearby.

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July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a doorway at a temple-like entrance decorated with yellow marigold garlands and green leaves. A smiling man stands in the centre wearing a rust-red robe with a gold-coloured sash, layered rudraksha beads around his neck, and a red bindi on his forehead. He is flanked by devotees: a bald man in glasses in a light blue shirt bends forward with hands folded, and a woman in a pink and cream patterned sari with gold earrings holds folded hands in front of her. Other people in white and dark clothing crowd behind. Orange-red metal gates with gold finials frame the scene.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 10 20142014-07-10A photograph taken inside a home doorway during a house visit ritual. In the foreground, a man seen from behind wears a rust-orange garment, a rudraksha mala necklace, and a gold armlet, holding an oil lamp toward an older woman in a gold-bordered sari and red flower garland standing at the door. Behind them, a smiling woman in a garland and several young people in orange and white clothing look on. Turmeric petals are scattered in the air, and light fabric curtains hang by the windows.2014-07-08A photograph inside a home interior with pale marble floors and a staircase on the right. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with his arm around a long-haired figure in an orange robe and a pink-and-white flower garland, and his hand is placed on that person's head as if in blessing. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands at left with her hands folded. Behind them is a small shrine with flower decorations and a lamp. A framed photograph hangs on the upper right wall. The orange-robed figure wears a gold necklace and gold bangles, and there is a wall photo of a person in the top right corner.2010-02-18Indoor photo of a welcome ritual in a home with cream walls, wooden door frames and a lattice window. A man in saffron-orange robes and a long layered red and pink flower garland stands at right with palms pressed together in greeting, smiling. A woman in an orange sari with red border, hands folded, stands at left. Another woman in an orange and gold sari holds a brass tray with flowers and a pink flower, and a woman in a grey sari stands behind. A man in orange robes stands at far right holding a phone, and a person in white is partly visible at right. Green leaf garlands hang along the ceiling edge. a person candidate: the man at right wears a long flower garland and saffron robes, but the face and presentation cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2010-02-16A photograph of a doorway in a wooden-framed building with a yellow wall and a flowered garland hanging at the top right. In the foreground, a long-haired man in an orange-red saffron garment with a gold necklace, rudraksha mala and bangles smiles and stands in the open glass-paned door. Beside him, a bearded man in white shirt and red shawl with a red-and-white flower garland presses his hands together in greeting and reaches toward him. A shaved-headed attendant in orange robes stands at left, and several other men in orange and white clothing stand in the background. Appearance-based cues on the long-haired figure in saffron, rudraksha and gold adornments suggest a person, though this is uncertain.2014-06-20A photograph inside a home with a light wooden floor strewn with yellow and pink petals. A man in orange robes wearing a long yellow, magenta and white marigold garland walks barefoot toward the right, with long dark hair swept back. Ahead of him, a woman in a cream and gold saree holds a brass kalasha topped with green leaves, a pada pooja style welcome. Behind her, two men in white and orange stand near an open doorway. A framed painting of Ganesha hangs on the cream wall, and a carved yellow doorframe with a window frames the right side. The orange-robed figure with a garland and long hair carries cues that match the page's a person flag, but the appearance is not conclusive, so the identity is recorded as unsure.2010-01-09July 27 20092009-07-27Indoor 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.2014-07-07July 08 20142014-07-08 +1 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24