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A crowded domestic room with white walls, a ceiling fan and framed pictures on the wall. A bald man in white shirt and dhoti kneels with folded hands at lower left, while an older man in a striped shirt and white dhoti holds out a yellow fruit toward a seated woman. Several devotees stand around, including a young boy in a dark t-shirt and a woman in a pale blue sari. A young ascetic in white dhoti with rudraksha mala and a bare upper body stands center-right, holding a yellow fruit. Another young man in an orange-saffron cloth with rudraksha necklaces stands near a video camera operator. In the foreground right, a figure with long dark hair wears a garland of pink and yellow flowers and orange robes, reaching toward the group. The scene appears to be a house visit with fruit offerings.

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Annadhan in 20142014-01-01July 08 20142014-07-08Indoor scene in a modest room with white walls and framed photographs. A seated man in a deep red-orange robe with a large garland of pink, yellow and green flowers and a rudraksha-style mala holds fruit over a wooden tray, while a shaved-headed monk in orange robes assists beside him. Several shaved-headed monks in orange and saffron robes stand or kneel, one in orange with a mala. A woman in a purple sari stands near a row of devotees, many in saffron, green and blue saris and other colourful clothes, some with flowers in their hair. A cameraman in an orange-brown robe films the proceedings from the right, and a small television sits on a shelf. The scene suggests a padapuja or house-visit ritual with fruit offerings.2014-07-08 +2 copiesIndoor house-visit scene in a plain whitewashed room. A man seated on a wicker chair in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a large red, green and yellow flower garland and gold armband, holds a silver staff topped with a small ornament. Before him, a devotee in an orange top kneels and washes his feet from a metal bowl, while another person in white attends nearby. Around them, women in green, red, purple and yellow saris, a boy in a dark t-shirt, and older men in white shirts stand or sit on a patterned carpet with scattered petals. A cameraman in orange stands at right, and framed pictures hang on the wall behind. This appears to be a pada puja (foot-worship) ritual during a home visit.2014-07-08July 01 20142014-07-01July 08 20142014-07-08 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +2 copiesAnnadhan in 20142014-01-01 +2 copiesJune 26 20142014-06-26Photograph inside a small home with green and lavender walls, a ceiling fan, and a framed portrait of a young man on the wall. A central figure with a red-orange turban, red-orange cloth draped over the body, a long rudraksha mala and bangles stands smiling while a devotee bends forward with hands extended toward them. Around them, a man in a white shirt, a shaved-headed man in orange cloth, a woman in a white sari with a flower garland, and an elderly woman in yellow watch. A shrine shelf with framed deity pictures, flowers and a lamp sits at left, and a cameraman with a flash camera is at the edge. Roughly six to eight people are visible.2014-07-01Indoor photo of a devotional house visit. In the foreground, a seated young man in a fresh-red-and-orange robe with a rose-and-marigold garland holds a fruit over a cardboard box of fruit, while a young monk in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits beside him holding a fruit. A woman in a white head covering bows low and touches the floor near them, while other women stand around watching; one in a red sari presses her palms together, another in a light blue salwar kameez rests her hand on the kneeling woman's back, and an older woman in a green patterned dress looks on. A young man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands behind, and a cameraman in an orange robe films with a video camera. Framed photographs hang on the pale wall. Physical people count is about a dozen.2014-07-08 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +2 copies