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A domestic photograph inside a home with orange walls during a house visit. A woman in a navy and white patterned blouse holds a swaddled infant in a white towel, with bananas placed on the towel. A kneeling man in a dark striped shirt bends toward the baby and bananas. A framed photo on the wall shows a figure garlanded with flowers beside a child. A young man with a shaved head and rudraksha beads stands at left, and several standing adults and a child look on, including a man in a white shirt with a sacred ash mark and a woman in a blue sari. A woman in a pink and yellow flower garland is in the foreground at left.

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A photo taken inside a home with orange-painted walls during a house visit. A woman in a pink and yellow flower garland kneels and reaches toward a newborn wrapped in a white blanket, held by a woman in a navy and white patterned top with a gold necklace. A young shaven-headed man in an orange-saffron garment and rudraksha mala stands behind them, and several family members and guests in light shirts and saris look on. A framed picture of a deity hangs on the wall.2014-07-07A photograph taken indoors in a room with orange-painted walls and a wall sconce lamp. A young shaven-headed monk in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at left beside a framed deity picture decorated with a garland. A woman in a navy patterned blouse holds a newborn wrapped in white cloth with a bunch of bananas. A man in a white shirt stands beside her, and other women and a child are in the background. A woman with garlanded flowers is partly visible at the lower left.2014-07-07Photo taken indoors in a room with orange walls during a house visit. A young shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at left, watching. A woman in a blue patterned top and maroon pants holds a swaddled newborn in a white blanket with a yellow banana placed on it. Standing men in white shirts watch, and a seated woman in a maroon-brown robe with a pink and yellow flower garland kneels in front, holding a banana toward the baby. A man in a white shirt bends low near the floor. A small framed picture and a potted plant are visible at left.2014-07-07A photograph of a home visit during a padapuja in a devotee's house. A woman in a blue and gold saree holds a baby in a red outfit while a woman in magenta saree with a red bindi smiles beside a man in white shirt wearing a white flower garland. A saffron-robed sannyasi with rudraksha mala and gold bangles reaches forward to touch the baby's foot. Other saffron-robed monastics stand behind, and a cameraman in orange clothing films near a shrine decorated with orange flowers and oil lamps.2014-07-07 +1 copiesAugust 08 2009 - Kalpataru, Cuddalore India2009-08-08June 21 20142014-06-21 +2 copiesA photograph inside a decorated home shrine room during a house visit. A woman in a purple and blue silk sari with gold jewellery and a beaded necklace holds a small baby in a red and white outfit, and reaches toward a figure in a red-orange robe with a large rudraksha mala and gold bangles who extends a hand to the baby. A man in a white shirt with a white flower garland stands behind, and a young person in orange-saffron robes stands at the back. Two other saffron-robed attendants and a cameraman with a camera are visible, and an orange-clad figure is seen at the right. Orange flower garlands and a lit oil lamp are visible in the background.2014-07-07A home pada puja visit in a residential room decorated with orange and white flower garlands and a small shrine at the right. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in a rust-red robe and rudraksha mala, with gold earrings and a beaded necklace, sits receiving a bundle of orange and red flowers wrapped in yellow paper. Beside him a woman in a purple sari with a white jasmine garland holds a fruit and smiles, while a man in a white shirt watches. A woman in a blue and gold silk sari holds a baby in red and a young boy in an orange cloth with a mala sits nearby. A cameraman in orange clothing films from the right. Several other devotees stand in the background.2014-07-07A photograph inside a small domestic room during a house visit. Seated on the right, a person in a deep orange-red robe with a large multicolour flower garland (pink, yellow and green) and gold armbands is smiling and holding a red fruit. Beside him, two young men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas handle items on a low wooden platform. A woman in a red-and-orange sari holds a baby wrapped in a pink and white blanket and smiles. Behind them, an older woman in a purple sari and other women in red, green and purple saris stand watching, and a young man in white robes stands at the back. A wall shelf with framed photographs, a small television and a wooden altar cabinet with a pink flower are visible.2014-07-08 +1 copiesA domestic home interior during a small ritual gathering. In the centre, a man in an orange robe with a bare upper body and sandalwood-tilak stands near a shrine with a red-orange blessing gesture, while a woman in a white sari with floral print holds a baby. A devotee in a yellow shawl and white dhoti stands at left-centre, and a woman with folded hands in white sits at left. Brass vessels and a plate of fruit sit near the shrine, and a carved ganesha-style wooden plaque with garlands hangs above the doorway, with marigold garlands decorating a shrine niche. A woman in a teal sari stands at far right, and another man in orange stands at the right edge. The scene suggests a blessing or puja in a private home.2010-02-15September 03 20132013-09-03Indoor temple scene with a woman in a white sari holding a baby wrapped in a pink cloth, smiling down at the infant. Opposite her, a woman with a white flower garland and hair in a bun sits with her back partly to the camera, wearing a rust-red robe. Behind them, several women stand, some in red and white saris and one in a dark red shawl with rudraksha beads; a golden deity murti draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands stands in the background, and devotees in orange robes are visible at the right.2014-08-27