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Photograph of a house-visit pada puja at a residential doorway with a gate and garden behind. A figure with hair tied up in a bun, wearing an orange-saffron upper garment and a rudraksha-style bead necklace and bangle, leans forward toward a steel bowl of red flower garlands held by a young girl in a pink floral dress with a white beaded necklace. Behind them a woman in a blue sari and a woman in a brown top smile. On the right, an older man with grey hair and a white dhoti with a gold border and a red-orange bead necklace stands with his arm bent. A small decorative floor design lies at the lower left.

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A photo taken outdoors at a house visit. A woman in an orange-saffron sleeveless top kneels with her back to the camera, her head bowed while another person places a red and yellow flower garland around her neck. Beside them a smiling girl in a pink floral dress reaches up to help, and a smiling older woman in a maroon top stands behind. On the right a man with grey hair wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a saffron-orange shawl and smiles. Gold bangles are visible on the kneeling woman's arm. A white wall, black gate and blurred trees form the background. a person is not visibly present; the man on the right is a devotee and no appearance-based candidate qualifies.2014-07-08A photograph of a street-side house visit on a covered porch with trees and a black metal gate behind. A woman in an orange sleeveless blouse bends forward at waist height, her hair in a bun with small rudraksha beads, and bows toward a red bead mala held in the hands of a smiling woman in a pink floral sari. A man at right, with grey hair and bare upper body, wears a white dhoti with gold border and a red-brown rudraksha garland, and is turning toward the scene. Another woman stands behind with a red blouse and a child in a pink top is partly visible. Gold bangles are worn on the forearm of the woman in orange.2014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA 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).2014-07-08Outdoor photograph on a street beside a large tree and a parked dark SUV. A man in white dhoti and shawl holds up a long white jasmine garland with red flowers, while a woman in a white sari holds a plate with a small framed object wrapped in flowers. Another woman in an orange floral kurta holds a plate of white flowers, and a kolam rangoli lies on the pavement. Another orange-robed attendant is at far left.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 26 20142014-06-26Outdoor photo at an ashram entrance with a banana tree and white building behind. On the left, a man with dark hair in a rust-red robe, a white jasmine garland and a red-flower garland, reaches out his hands with a smile. On the right, an older man with white hair and a white tilak wears an orange-saffron robe and smiles while holding a silver tray with a brass kalasha topped with green leaves and white flowers, offering it to him. Behind them, a woman in an orange sari with a red bindi and garland, a man in white with a red shawl, and several devotees in saffron and white clothing gather and watch.2014-07-10July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a home visit at a doorway with pink and blue walls. A man with hair tied in a bun and wearing a white-and-red flower garland stands center, smiling and reaching toward a tray of flowers held by an older woman in a pink-and-blue sari with gold earrings and green blouse. A young girl with a long braid and a decorated hair flower in a yellow-striped white top stands beside her. On the left, a bald man in an orange robe and beaded necklaces and bracelets smiles with hands folded. A man in a white shirt is in the foreground, with a metal plate of offerings at the bottom edge. Sacks are stacked behind the group and a carved wooden doorframe is visible.2011-05-17A photograph of a domestic gathering indoors on a pale marble floor. In the foreground, a figure seated on the floor with long dark hair, a white flower garland, and a saffron-orange sleeveless top, seen from behind, faces the children. A girl in a maroon embroidered top and red skirt extends her hands to receive a red apple from the seated figure. Behind her, a woman in a purple blouse and cream sari with a red bindi stands with her hand on the girl's shoulder. A younger girl in a white embellished dress stands nearby, and several adults in saris and shirts stand with hands folded in the background.2010-02-17A photograph of a residential house entrance with a gated porch. A man in a rust-brown dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered wrap and a thick orange-marigold garland stands barefoot in the center, smiling and gesturing with his hand. Around him, several women in saris stand close: one in red with a silver-topped vessel, one in magenta and pink with palms pressed in greeting, one in white, one in peach-gold and one in pale blue, several holding small items. A dark SUV is parked on the street behind the gate, and a partial figure in white stands at the left edge.2014-07-08