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A photograph of devotees climbing a narrow white stairway toward a doorway decorated with marigold and rose garlands, glowing warmly from within. A woman in a brown-and-orange sari carries a brass tray with a kalasha-like vessel, flowers and a red blossom, while a man in a white shirt and glasses walks beside her. On the right, a woman in a blue and purple sari with gold trim carries a basket of rose petals. Two men in saffron-orange clothes, one with a flower garland, stand within the doorway, and the steps are scattered with pink rose petals. The scene suggests a pada puja or darshan procession in an ashram setting.

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A photograph taken in a narrow whitewashed stairwell with a doorway opening onto a larger room. A man in a white kurta with a red cord and name badge walks down the steps, turning toward an orange-robed devotee who carries a white plate holding a brass kalasha-style pot decorated with red flowers, green leaves and a wire mesh cover. Several other orange-robed and white-clad people follow behind on the stairs and in the doorway. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance, so the identity is left unsure.2008-08-01July 08 20142014-07-08Narrow green-walled corridor during a home pada puja. A bald priest in orange-saffron robes with rudraksha beads and an orange sash stands in the center, arm bands visible, facing forward. A woman in a red-maroon sari with a white flower garland is at the middle, with others in saffron and white. Devotees in white shirts press palms together at right, and women with jasmine in their hair stand at left. Ceiling fan, white flower garlands hanging on the left wall, and a framed deity picture on the back wall.2014-06-26June 26 20142014-06-26July 08 20142014-07-08A photograph of a house entrance with pink walls and banana plants flanking the doorway. A woman in a purple silk saree with gold border holds a yellow kalasha pot decorated with flowers and mango leaves on a metal tray, walking forward. Beside her, another woman in a magenta saree carries a tray of flower garlands. A man in a white shirt and beige trousers stands to the right, and a few other people follow behind in the doorway. No individual is identified as a person in this scene.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 26 20142014-06-26January 23 20102010-01-23Photo of a staircase inside a house, viewed from above. A man in an orange saffron robe with a white and red flower garland descends the wooden-railed white marble stairs, one hand resting on the banister. Above him, a second man with long dark hair and an orange garment stands on the landing. Framed paintings hang on the white wall beside the stairs. At the bottom, a woman in a cream sari with a gold border and several men in white dhotis and shirts stand near a doorway decorated with a green leaf torana and yellow, orange and purple flower garlands. A woman in an orange sari stands in the lower left foreground.2010-02-15July 28 20082008-07-28July 08 20142014-07-08June 23 20132013-06-23 +2 copies