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Indoor photograph of a padapuja house visit in a living room with pale yellow walls, a ceiling fan, a wall clock and a cream leather sofa. A woman in a red-and-gold sari with gold bangles and a hair bun kneels on the floor at the front right, while a shaved-headed young man in saffron-orange robes and white flower garlands stands at the right edge. A bald elderly man in white clothes is bent forward at centre, and several people in white and light clothing are gathered around, including older women and boys. Flower garlands lie on the floor and a white sheet is visible. The scene shows the household honouring visiting sannyasis with feet washing.

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July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesIndoor home visit in a living room with cream walls, a wall clock, a window with grille and curtains, and a white leather armchair. A central figure with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala beads, a red-orange robe and gold armlets smiles while a devotee in a white-shirted older man's presence bows and clasps his hand. Several young men in orange robes with white and red flower garlands stand around, one holding a ceremonial item, and a woman in orange kneels in the foreground while another woman in a blue sari watches. A wooden tray with brass dishes sits at right.2014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesIndoor home scene during a padapuja house visit in a yellow-walled living room with a beige sofa and a wall clock. A bald elderly man in white dhoti and shirt with a red-and-white rudraksha-style bead mala and a tilak on his forehead kneels and touches the arm of a young boy in orange robes garlanded with white flowers. A woman in an orange sari bends forward, hands near the boy's feet, while a second boy in orange sits at lower left and a woman in a white sari at lower left holds a metal bowl. Behind them, a woman in a green salwar kameez and red dupatta, a woman in a silver-and-gold sari, a girl in blue, and a small child stand with hands folded in namaskar. An ornate silver staff topped with a trident-like finial stands at right.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +2 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja house visit in a living room with yellow walls, beige curtains and a cream sofa. Several monastic devotees in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sit on a red patterned rug. A man in a white shirt and white trousers, with a red-and-white beaded mala, kneels and bends forward while a saffron-robed devotee pours or offers liquid from a small vessel. A young boy in orange with a flower garland sits nearby. A woman in a white sari with hands folded in namaste kneels on the left, while a woman in a green salwar and a man and youth stand behind near the window. A silver staff with a ornamented top and a brass plate of fruit and offerings sit on the floor.2014-07-07A home living room during a house-visit puja. An older man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala sits on a cream sofa, holding a lit oil lamp over a woman in an orange sari who kneels before him with her hands extended. Two young boys in saffron-orange cloth with flower garlands sit nearby; a tall silver trident stands upright behind them. On the right, a person in orange robes and a white-and-gold garland sits on an orange-draped seat. Several family members in white, green and patterned clothing stand with hands pressed in namaskar near a wall with a framed deity print and a wall clock.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copies