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A photo of a welcoming ritual outside a multi-storey building with a gate and potted plants. A central figure in a rust-brown robe wears long red, orange and yellow marigold garlands with a beaded rudraksha-style mala and stands on a red patterned rug. A man in a white dhoti and shirt with a brown shawl holds a brass plate with a flowering offering. A woman in a white sari with a red-bordered blouse and a white-clad woman press their palms together in greeting. A bare-chested, shaved-headed man in white with rudraksha beads kneels nearby, and several onlookers in white shirts and dhotis stand around.

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Outdoor courtyard scene at a house visit: a monastic in saffron-orange robes with a long garland of red and yellow flowers stands on a floral-strewn red mat while a devotee in white kneels and touches the ground before him. Around them, people in white dhotis and kurtas and white saris stand with folded hands, a man in white holds a brass tray with a lotus-like offering, and a monk with a shaved head in white robes and rudraksha beads stands at left. Iron gate, potted plant and apartment building behind.2014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27Outdoor photo of a house visit on a red carpet in front of cream-coloured apartment buildings and a parked dark SUV. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a red-and-yellow floral garland, with a rudraksha mala, smiles and holds hands with a man in white dhoti and shirt who bows toward them. A woman in a cream sari with gold border holds a brass plate with flowers and a kalasha-style vessel. Monks in saffron robes stand nearby, and an older woman in white with a red rudraksha mala watches at right. Several men in white and devotees with folded hands surround them beside a thatched hut.2014-06-27A photograph of a street procession of devotees carrying offerings during a pada puja at a house. A bare-headed man in a saffron-and-maroon dhoti and rudraksha mala stands at left with palms pressed together. Women in white and cream saris carry covered woven baskets decorated with flowers and fruit, and a young girl in an orange sari holds a steel tray of petals. A man in white dhoti and shirt holds up a long garland of red and white flowers. Several men in white dhotis and orange cloths stand behind, and a pink building with a red shutter forms the backdrop.2014-06-26A barefoot man in a saffron-orange robe with a long white flower garland walks through a gate into a house courtyard. Women in white and cream saffron-bordered saris hold brass aarti plates and yellow marigold garlands as welcome offerings. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms joined, and a woman in an orange sari stands at right beside a rust-red iron gate. The floor is patterned tile and a pale yellow house with a balcony stands behind. The orange-robed man has long dark hair and appearance cues consistent with the page's named figure, though this is not a confirmed identification. The scene is a devotee welcome at a home visit.2010-01-21May 26 20152015-05-26July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotional welcome outside a residential building in Tamil Nadu. A central figure in an orange-brown garment wears a long multicoloured garland and a rudraksha-style necklace while standing on a flower-strewn area. A man in a white shirt bends to pour water from a vessel over the feet of the garlanded figure, and a woman in white sari bows nearby with folded hands. A priest in white dhoti with a shaved head and a shawl stands at left beside an iron gate, with a man in a blue t-shirt. Monastic-looking people in orange robes stand at right. Yellow apartment buildings and a green tree frame the scene.2014-06-27A street scene outside a house in a residential area, with a woman in a white sari with an orange-red border raising a long garland of white flowers with red blooms toward a procession. A person with long dark hair, wearing a red-orange shawl and a multi-strand rudraksha mala, smiles and walks forward, while a bald man beside him in saffron and orange robes with white forehead markings and a beaded necklace stands nearby. Other people in white and orange clothing, a parked car, a tiled building and a metal bowl on the ground complete the scene.2014-06-27A narrow lane between a yellow wall and a whitewashed wall during a house-visit padapuja in Tamil Nadu. A central figure with long dark hair wears a maroon-brown robe with a gold border, a white and red flower garland, and bangles, and is being welcomed with folded hands by women in saris and an elderly woman with grey hair on the left. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and a man in a red-brown robe with a rudraksha mala stand nearby, and a shaved-headed young man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at right. Behind them a crowd of onlookers in white and colourful clothing walks along the lane.2014-06-23June 21 20142014-06-21A photograph of a street-level house visit at a gated entrance with a blue metal gate and concrete walls. A central figure with long dark hair wears a rust-brown robe and a thick red and yellow marigold garland, smiling as he steps forward. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a red-brown rudraksha mala holds out his hand. A woman in a white sari with pink border carries a woven basket with flowers and green leaves. Several bald men in saffron-orange clothing stand behind. Modern yellow apartment buildings and a thatched hut line the background. a person in the central figure, shown by long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and saffron-toned robe with garland.2014-06-27