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A doorway view inside a home where a priest in a maroon dhoti-style garment and a white-and-red flower garland stands at left, facing a man in white shirt and white dhoti with a red-and-white garland who holds his palms together in namaste. Behind them a small shrine room shows a framed deity picture and a seated figure in orange on an altar with brass vessels. Clear plastic covers a white pillar at right. A pada puja at a devotee's house is indicated by the page title, not the image itself.

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A photograph taken through a doorway into a small home room with white walls. A woman in the right foreground wears a white jasmine garland over her shoulders, a dark red-maroon sari with a gold trim border, gold earrings, and her hair pulled back in a bun, facing left. Beside her a older man with grey hair wears a white shirt and white dhoti and stands before a small altar. The altar holds framed photographs and a deity picture with garlands, a plate with offerings, and an orange cloth draped on the table. A second woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at the right edge. Two people are visible in the scene.2014-06-26July 01 20142014-07-01July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of three men in a narrow carved-wood corridor. On the right, a smiling man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl wears a gold crown, layered gold necklaces and white flower garlands with red accents, and holds one hand out with a gold ring. Beside him, an older man with a shaved head, white sandalwood paste on his forehead and arms, a gold crown and white and red garlands extends his arm toward him in welcome. At left, a seated man in white clothes with a red kumkum dot and a dark rudraksha mala smiles and claps. Other men stand behind in white garments. Two of the central figures have distinctive adornments matching the a person cues, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2012-04-29July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesMarch 01 20182018-03-01A photograph of a doorway in a house entrance with an ornate iron grille and green leaf torana decorations. A smiling man in a maroon and orange-bordered dhoti-style garment, wearing a long white jasmine garland and a red flower garland with a green leaf pendant, stands at the open green gate with his arm extended. Standing just inside the gate, he appears to be the figure being welcomed. An older man in a white shirt and grey trousers bends forward to greet him with a gesture of respect. Behind the grille, a priest in white dhoti and shawl with a shaved head stands among other white-clad devotees.2014-06-22A photograph taken indoors near a pale grey-blue wall with a decorative lattice window at upper left. At left, a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a white flower garland and a red-and-gold wrap stands in profile. At centre, a bald man with a tilak and a rudraksha mala headband and a long rudraksha mala around his neck wears a white shirt with an orange-and-gold dhoti, and leans forward with his hands clasped at waist level. A white-haired older man in a grey shirt is visible at lower right, and a doorway opens at right. Whether the centre man is a person is uncertain from appearance alone.2018-03-01 +1 copiesA man with long dreadlocked hair and a white vibhuti mark on his forehead, wearing a rust-red robe and a garland of white, yellow and red flowers, smiles while holding the hands of a bare-chested older man who bows with palms pressed together and a white beard. Behind them a blue-framed doorway with grille opens beside a framed portrait of an elderly man with glasses and white hair. A rudraksha mala hangs at the older man's neck. A person in a yellow garment stands at the right edge.2018-03-01July 07 20142014-07-07A photograph of an interior doorway in a home with a cream-coloured wall, a wall lamp and a framed ink painting of bamboo. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a long plait, a rudraksha mala and a flower garland in red and yellow stands in the arched doorway, smiling and gesturing toward the room. Behind them an older man in saffron and white, hands folded in greeting, walks through the hall. On the left a young person in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands by the wall, and a wooden staircase with a glass-front cabinet is visible on the right.2014-07-08Indoor photograph of a room with a white wall, exposed wooden ceiling beams and a ceiling fan, and an open cream-colored wooden door at right. A person in a long orange sleeveless garment wears a white and red flower garland and smiles while standing near a wooden chair and a small framed picture on the wall. Beside them stands a man with a beard in a white short-sleeved shirt and white dhoti, hands clasped, looking toward the garlanded person. Two people are visible in total. The orange-clad figure has long dark hair and a distinctive orange robe with a garland; the appearance is suggestive but not enough to confirm identity.2010-02-17