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A narrow corridor-like house interior with pale green walls during a pada puja at a devotee's home. A central figure in a rust-red robe wears a thick white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, and is being greeted with folded hands and offerings by a woman in pink sari with a white flower in her hair. Shaven-headed sannyasis in saffron and white stand nearby, and onlookers including a child in teal line the walls. A framed picture hangs in the background and a man at right holds his hands in namaste.

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Narrow green-walled corridor during a home pada puja. A bald priest in orange-saffron robes with rudraksha beads and an orange sash stands in the center, arm bands visible, facing forward. A woman in a red-maroon sari with a white flower garland is at the middle, with others in saffron and white. Devotees in white shirts press palms together at right, and women with jasmine in their hair stand at left. Ceiling fan, white flower garlands hanging on the left wall, and a framed deity picture on the back wall.2014-06-26A photograph of a narrow, pale green corridor inside a house during a pada puja. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk up a staircase at the back; one in the foreground wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, and another bald monk in saffron stands beside him. Devotees line both sides with palms pressed together in namaskar, including women in saris and a man in white. A woman on the left holds a green plate and flowers, a garland hangs on a monk on the stairs, and a framed picture and fresh flower garlands decorate the walls. Several people are visible, and the scene is an in-person ritual.2014-06-26June 26 20142014-06-26Inside a small room with pink walls, a woman in an orange-red sari with a dark bun places a garland of white jasmine and red flowers on a person's head. Around her, a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, saffron-robed sannyasis, a bald man in orange with rudraksha malas, and children gather closely. A shelf with framed pictures and a deity murti is visible behind them, and an orange-robed man with a tilak stands near the doorway. The scene reads as a garlanding welcome, a darshan reception.2014-07-02 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a narrow green-walled house corridor with a staircase. A figure in a long rust-red robe with a white and red flower garland walks down the stairs, hands raised in greeting. A bald monk in an orange-saffron shawl and arm band stands in the foreground, with a crowd of devotees lining the walls: a man in white shirt and dhoti with palms joined, a bespectacled man with folded hands, women with flowers in their hair and a child. Floral garlands decorate the doorway at left, and a small shrine with framed deity pictures is visible above. The figure descending the stairs is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so no identification is made.2014-06-26June 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesMarch 01 20182018-03-01June 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesIndoor ritual scene in a room with cream walls and a framed collage of religious pictures. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes and a long layered garland of white jasmine, pink and red flowers holds a tall silver staff with a crystal-like finial. Around him, saffron-clad young men and white-clad devotees sit on the floor, some holding red flowers and white petals. A woman in a white sari with gold jewellery and a woman in a blue-and-purple sari stand nearby, and a photographer takes pictures. The setting suggests a puja or satsang with flower offerings.2014-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a pada puja at a devotee's house. A bare-chested man in a saffron-red cloth, wearing a large red and green flower garland, sits on a red mat and offers a small object to a seated man in white, while devotees stand and kneel around them. A woman in a red and gold sari with folded hands and an older woman in red sari watch closely; a young man in a striped shirt presses his palms together. A white wall, a fan and a cable are visible in the small room.2014-06-26June 26 20142014-06-26