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Indoor 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.

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Indoor photograph of a house visit in a living room with yellow walls, a ceiling fan, a wall clock and curtains. A smiling woman in an orange-red sari with gold-rimmed glasses stands clasping hands with a man in a rust-red dhoti and wrap, wearing a long rudraksha mala, gold armbands and bangles, with long swept-back hair. Several young men stand behind them; one at right in white dhoti holds a ceremonial staff with a kalasha-like top and garland. Probable Swamiji (probable) appears as the central figure receiving the devotee, with long hair and rudraksha cues.2014-07-07July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23July 07 20142014-07-07Indoor photograph in a room with cream walls, orange curtains and a wooden floor. A person seated on a brown upholstered sofa with carved black wooden arms wears a red-maroon robe with gold border, a long multi-strand garland of red and white flowers, gold necklaces and gold bangles, and smiles while gesturing toward a seated man. The seated man on a wooden chair wears a white dhoti and shirt, a rudraksha mala, and a red-and-white shawl draped over his shoulders, with his hands together. Behind them a shaved-headed monk in an orange robe with rudraksha beads and a tripundra stands at a low table holding fruit, and a standing man in white with a red shawl and glasses stands to the left. A woman in red robes stands at the far left edge.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA seated man with shaved head and a light-brown shawl over orange-red robes sits in a wooden armchair draped with an orange cloth, wearing a white and yellow flower garland and a dark rudraksha-style mala. He holds a bundle of yellow flowers and smiles. Beside him a young priest in white dhoti and shawl with a sacred thread kneels and raises a tall silver ceremonial staff with a kalasha-like finial, while another saffron-robed attendant sits behind. An older woman in orange sari and an older man in white kneel at left with palms pressed together. Men in white shirts and a woman in a pink sari stand in the background near a wooden cabinet and a bamboo blind. A wall plaque with carved relief figures is visible at upper right.2014-07-10A 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.2014-07-08Indoor photo in a room with orange curtains and white walls. A man with long dark hair, wearing a maroon-red dhoti with gold borders, gold armlets and a long rudraksha mala, smiles while holding a small copper cup and pouring or offering from it. A bald man in orange robes leans forward with cupped hands to receive it. Other men in orange robes stand nearby, one with a red-and-white garland on the right. Two people are clearly visible in the centre, with two or three more partly visible at the edges.2014-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph inside a room with orange curtains and framed pictures on the wall. A woman in a red-and-gold sari with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles stands centre, smiling and holding a small copper vessel and spoon, offering it to a bald man in an orange robe and glasses on the right. A devotee in pink and maroon bends down in the lower left, while men in white kurta, orange robes and bare-chested attire stand behind. A man in white holds his hands together.2014-07-02 +1 copies