Outdoor photograph of a red and cream two-storey house with a blue gate and a tree at right. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a red and white flower garland stands at the gate beside a woman in a teal sari holding a small figure. A monk in saffron robes walks in the courtyard at right. Kolam rangoli designs decorate the ground and green leaf festoons hang from the porch. - Nithyanandapedia

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Outdoor photograph of a red and cream two-storey house with a blue gate and a tree at right. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a red and white flower garland stands at the gate beside a woman in a teal sari holding a small figure. A monk in saffron robes walks in the courtyard at right. Kolam rangoli designs decorate the ground and green leaf festoons hang from the porch.

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A photograph of a house entrance decorated for a ritual visit. A man in white dhoti and white shirt with a gold-bordered cloth stands at the blue gate holding a long white and red flower garland aloft. Beside him a woman in a teal sari with gold border holds another garland and a small tray. A woman in a red and white sari stands further back. Green leaf festoons hang along the porch, and a kolam with white rangoli designs is drawn on the ground. The red-and-white walls and blue metal gate frame the scene.

Photograph of a peach-coloured multi-storey house with arched cutouts, banana plants flanking the entrance and a black iron gate. Beneath the portico, a man in a saffron-orange robe walks toward the doorway while a woman in a gold-bordered sari carries a tray of flowers and fruit. An older man in white dhoti and shirt holds a red flower garland at the gate. Several women stand on the upper balcony watching. Rangoli kolam designs decorate the ground. The scene appears to be a ceremonial house visit with a puja offering. Four visible people are present.

A residential street entrance in a yellow-and-red painted house with a white gate and an arched doorway. A man in a white kurta holds a red and white flower garland and stands at the threshold, with women in saris and salwar kameez gathered outside. One woman in an orange sari holds a tray with a garland and another woman in purple holds a baby. A white-and-colored floor rangoli with flower motifs is laid on the ground, and a framed portrait sign reading Guru Purnima is visible on the wall beside the doorway. Modern blue houses and potted plants frame the scene.

A procession outside a house decorated with a red, white and green striped awning and banana plants at the entrance. Several saffron-robed sannyasis with shaved heads and rudraksha malas walk in front, one in a white dhoti with a yellow border and gold-toned trim. Behind them a man in a white kurta and dhoti and a woman in an orange sari carry trays of flowers and fruit, with a woman in a red sari also present. Orange and yellow petals and rangoli-style patterns are scattered on the ground, and more people stand inside the doorway.

Outdoor photo in a paved courtyard in front of a cream-coloured multi-storey house with balconies, brown window frames and an iron gate. In the foreground, a woman in a cream sari with orange border holds an offering, beside a young boy in a red kurta and a woman in a white and orange sari. A man in an orange-red garment films with a camera on his shoulder. Further back, a figure in a white kurta with an orange shawl stands near the gate, and a man in white shirt and trousers on the right holds a red and yellow flower garland. Several people are visible in the background near the gate.

July 02 2014

A courtyard outside a pale green multi-storey building with a grey roll-up shutter and a dark metal gate. A man in a pale striped short-sleeved shirt and light trousers, with glasses and a belt, holds a long garland of red and yellow flowers. Beside him a woman in a saffron-orange sari stands with her back to the camera. To the left, a young boy in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands near a man in white dhoti holding a ceremonial staff. A white kolam rangoli is drawn on the ground at the lower left. Potted plants line the right side. The scene appears to be a reception or devotee gathering at an ashram-style compound.

July 02 2014

A smiling man in a rust-red dhoti with a gold-edged waistcloth, a long white-and-red flower garland, rudraksha mala and gold armlet stands in a courtyard facing a young woman in an orange embroidered salwar kameez holding a brass plate of lit oil lamps. A woman in a teal sari holds a plate with a small green deity murti and flowers behind them, and a man in white dhoti with a saffron shawl stands at right. Colourful geometric rangoli designs decorate the paved ground, with a building and a white car in the background. This appears to be a pada puja house visit. The man's distinctive long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments match Swamiji (probable).

A photo of a newly painted house in blue, yellow and orange, decorated at the entrance with two tall banana stalks bearing green bananas, leaf swags and saffron flags strung on a line. A woman in a red and gold sari with a white garland and a red mala stands in the foreground, flanked by a bald monk in saffron robes and a companion in a white dhoti and shirt. Several men in white dhotis and a woman in a white sari with yellow border follow near the doorway. A deity murti is shown on the upper balcony. Shoes lie on the step at left.

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Photo of a ceremonial welcome outside a two-storey building painted blue, white, orange and yellow, with banana bunches and green banana-leaf poles framing the entrance. Orange triangular flags hang from a string across the front. A woman in a yellow blouse and red-and-white sari stands by the entrance. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti at right gestures with folded hands. Several monastic-looking figures in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand near the doorway, and one at left in orange robes photographs the scene with a camera. A deity murti sits in a niche above the balcony. Path has white kolam-style decoration. Watermarked archive photo with copyright caption.