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A photograph of a home visit inside a domestic room with wooden doors, a window with sheer curtains, and hanging brass lamps. A woman with her hair in a bun, wearing a red-maroon wrap, a white flower garland with a red garland, gold bangles and a small forehead mark, reaches forward with both arms outstretched toward an elderly seated devotee in a white sari who bows low with folded hands. A younger man in a maroon dhoti and an orange shawl stands behind holding a camera with flash. Other women in sarees, one in a violet and gold sari and another in pink, watch from the side. A tall ornamented garland drapes over the elderly devotee's head. The scene suggests a padapuja style blessing, with the ornate garlands and a pooja shrine visible at the edge.

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A photograph of a darshan blessing at a temple-style hall with red curtains and a red carpet. A man in a maroon garment with a long swept-back hairstyle, multiple garlands of white jasmine and red and pink flowers, and orange-beaded arm bands, stands at left and places his hands on the head of a kneeling devotee in white clothes. Another white-clothed person with a long braid kneels with hands folded, and a line of women in white and green saris waits behind. A gold figure and leopard-print cloth sit at the left edge, with flower offerings on a tray in the foreground. Probable Swamiji (wearing the long hair and rudraksha-style garlands of the presumed figure) is performing a blessing; the image is a photo.2016-04-03A house-visit darshan in a domestic room with cream walls, a wooden door and a garlanded shrine corner. A woman in a red-orange saree with a thick red-and-yellow flower garland and gold bangles stands facing a man kneeling with palms pressed together. The kneeling man has grey hair, glasses, a white dhoti with a red-gold border, a shawl and a rudraksha mala. Behind them a cameraman in an orange dhoti films, and a woman in a purple-and-orange saree and a beaded necklace smiles nearby. Flower garlands hang at the shrine.2014-07-07Indoor photo in a small room with white-painted wooden panels and a barred window. A woman in an orange-red sari and red bangles presses her hand on the head of a man wearing a white shirt and a red-and-white flower garland, who bows forward. A child in red clothing leans against him. Around them stand onlookers in pink, white and lavender saris, and a man in a grey shirt. On the left, a saffron-robed sannyasi with a white forehead mark and rudraksha beads watches, and a shaved-headed man in orange holds a camera. Cardboard boxes sit on the floor at left.2014-07-02July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph in a domestic room with a white wall, a glass-front cabinet and a silver-and-carved wooden chair at right. A bare-chested man in an orange-and-gold dhoti with a gold necklace and gold bangles stands at right, placing his hands on the head of an elderly man in white who bows with a flower garland, a red shawl and red bangles. Around them, a woman in a pink blouse and white sari holds a garland, a young man in white with a red shawl stands with palms joined, another man in white with a red shawl smiles behind, and an elderly woman in white on the left presses her palms together. The scene reads as a blessing given to devotees at home, with a purple wall and marigold garland at the left edge. The bare-chested figure with long swept-back hair and ornate gold jewellery matches the page's description of a person, who is a probable candidate, although the figure's face is not clearly visible enough to be certain.2014-06-21A photograph inside a home with a staircase of white steps and a metal railing. A figure seated on an orange cloth-covered seat at left wears a deep red-orange robe with gold border, a large red and yellow marigold garland and a long beaded mala, and is extending a white and orange flower garland toward a group of women. A woman in a pink blouse and cream-and-gold sari leans forward to receive it, and two women in white clothing with hands raised in gesture sit in front. Behind, a man in an orange-brown robe holds a camera, and an older man in a white shirt and a boy stand near the staircase. Whether the seated garland-giver is a person is uncertain from appearance alone.2014-06-27July 07 20142014-07-07 +2 copiesInside 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 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07Indoor photograph of a padapuja house visit. A woman with dark hair in a low bun, wearing a red-and-orange sari, a red and yellow flower garland and gold bangles, stands with her hands on the head of a woman who bends forward in devotion. Beside them a man with grey hair and white dhoti with red border kneels, and a cameraman in a saffron shirt films. On the right a smiling young woman in a purple and yellow sari wears a rudraksha mala. A shrine with garlands and an oil lamp is visible in the background.2014-07-07June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copies