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A 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.

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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.2014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08A photograph of a home visit in a red-walled room. A person in an orange-red robe with bare upper arms and gold bangles stands at right, raising a hand in blessing over the head of a woman in a red sari with a white and red flower garland who bows forward with hands together. Other people stand and watch in the background, including a man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala, a young man in an orange shawl, and a younger boy in orange. A woman in white sits at left. A wooden cabinet and a doorway with glass panels are visible. The blessing suggests a padapuja at a devotee's house, with the blessing figure appearing in ochre saffron robes and a rudraksha mala with a ceremonial gold necklace, consistent with a person.2014-07-07 +1 copiesPhotograph 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.2014-07-08July 10 20142014-07-10A photograph of a crowd gathered outdoors in a courtyard beside a banana plant and a barred window. In the centre, a bare-chested, shaved-headed man wears an orange-red dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and a thick orange rudraksha mala, with his back to the camera, facing a figure in an orange-red robe wearing a large white and yellow floral garland. Around them, men in white shirts and women in colourful saris press forward with folded hands, several with flower garlands and marigolds. A woman in a red sari with white flowers in her hair stands at the right foreground, hands joined in greeting. The people appear to be greeting and receiving the robed figure during a visit.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 08 20142014-07-08A photograph of a doorway at a temple-like entrance decorated with yellow marigold garlands and green leaves. A smiling man stands in the centre wearing a rust-red robe with a gold-coloured sash, layered rudraksha beads around his neck, and a red bindi on his forehead. He is flanked by devotees: a bald man in glasses in a light blue shirt bends forward with hands folded, and a woman in a pink and cream patterned sari with gold earrings holds folded hands in front of her. Other people in white and dark clothing crowd behind. Orange-red metal gates with gold finials frame the scene.2014-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph taken inside a home doorway during a house visit ritual. In the foreground, a man seen from behind wears a rust-orange garment, a rudraksha mala necklace, and a gold armlet, holding an oil lamp toward an older woman in a gold-bordered sari and red flower garland standing at the door. Behind them, a smiling woman in a garland and several young people in orange and white clothing look on. Turmeric petals are scattered in the air, and light fabric curtains hang by the windows.2014-07-08A photograph of a house visit where devotees gather around a seated figure in orange and rust-coloured robes wearing a long garland of red flowers and beaded ornaments. The seated figure, on the right with short dark hair, is smiling. Several people crowd in on the left: a woman in a red sari and gold necklace leans forward, an older man in white dhoti and shirt with glasses bends over, a shaved-headed man in white with a red sash kneels and holds red flowers, and children reach forward with flowers. A woman with white hair in a red sari with gold border also reaches in. Hands offer red flowers and petals toward the seated figure. Background shows orange-clad attendants standing near a pole.2014-06-24 +1 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27A photograph of a home puja setting with several people gathered in a small room with pale walls and a patterned red-and-white cloth hanging at right. At centre right, a smiling woman in a maroon-red garment wears a long white and red flower garland with a rudraksha-style bead strand and gold earrings, sitting while another woman in the foreground, seen from behind, holds a red object and reaches toward her. An older man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a tilak on his forehead, holds a yellow cloth. Behind them, a young person in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands beside a girl in orange, and men in shirts with tilak marks look on from the left.2014-06-26