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A photograph inside a yellow-ceilinged room of a devotee's house during a darshan. A seated figure in a red-and-maroon robe and a red-and-white turban holds a silver trident staff, wearing red and white flower garlands and red bangles. Heaped white and red flower petals cover the floor in front of the seat. A young boy in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits at left, another man in a white dhoti with rudraksha beads stands behind, and an attendant in orange holds a metal tray at right. The figure appears to be a person receiving darshan, seated in a throne-like chair with attendants nearby.

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A photograph inside a domestic room where a seated figure in saffron-red robes and a red-and-gold turban is buried under heaped white and pink flower petals and garlands. He holds a tall silver staff topped with an ornate finial and wears a red-and-white flower garland, rudraksha mala and gold bangles. Two young shaven-headed attendants in saffron cloth with rudraksha malas kneel beside him, one pouring or arranging petals, while another stands at right and a robed man is partly visible at upper left. A white air cooler, a steel vessel and a potted plant sit at right, and a gilded framed mirror is behind. The scene reads as a pada puja of flower offerings in a devotee's house.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01A seated figure in a red-maroon robe with gold border and a red-and-gold turban-style head covering sits on a red cushioned seat, holding a silver trident (trishul) upright while flower petals and garlands cover the floor around them. An elderly woman in a white sari with patterned border stands at left, gesturing toward the seated figure. Saffron-robed young men in orange clothing and rudraksha malas sit or kneel nearby, and a man in white dhoti and shirt stands in the background near a garlanded shrine with framed pictures. A small brass plate and steel vessels sit on the floor at right, with a wall-mounted air cooler and potted plant visible. a person in the central role, seated and receiving padapuja-style honour.2014-07-01July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01A seated figure on an ornate orange and silver throne receives padapuja in a small whitewashed room. He wears a saffron-orange turban, a maroon-and-gold dhoti-style garment, a white flower garland and gold armlets, and holds a silver trident upright. Before him, a kneeling elderly woman in a red blouse and white gold-bordered sari pours water from a vessel, while a white-clad man with folded hands sits beside a young boy in white with rudraksha beads. Pink petals are scattered on the cloth at his feet. Two sannyasis in orange robes stand behind, one with a rudraksha mala, and a cameraman in orange clothing films. Several seated devotees fill the left side. Fruit and offerings rest on a tray. The figure is presented as a person based on the turban, garland, trident and saffron-ornate throne cues, a probable in_person candidate with appearance cues.2014-07-03July 01 20142014-07-01June 22 20142014-06-22July 01 20142014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01A seated man in a red turban and red garments, wearing a heavy garland of white and red flowers and gold armbands, holds a ceremonial staff topped with a silver finial while being honoured. A woman in a white sari kneels at his feet offering flowers and hands, with an elderly woman in white beside her. Around them, a seated crowd of women in saffron, pink and green saris and men in white shirts watches; a young girl in a white dress with a flower garland sits in the foreground. Behind, three shaved-headed priests in saffron-and-gold dhotis and rudraksha malas stand near a cameraman, and a man in white with a white-and-saffron robe stands by a doorway. Rose petals and flower heaps cover the floor. Pada puja at a devotee's home.2014-07-01June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copies