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A photograph of a home visit in a living room with a floral-patterned sofa and flower arrangements. A seated man in orange robes and a gold-bordered shawl, wearing a long purple and yellow garland, sits with his hands pressed together in prayer and bare feet resting on a brass plate. Four devotees kneel around him in a padapuja: a man in a striped shirt and glasses bows over the plate, a woman in a red and pink sari with a red tilak applies water or offering to his feet, a man in a striped shirt and red-framed glasses kneels beside her, and a person in a red shirt leans in at the front. A tray of apples sits nearby.

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A photograph of a domestic house visit in a living room with a brown patterned sofa behind. In the foreground a seated man in a gold-bordered orange and gold shawl wears a long multicolour garland of yellow and purple flowers and sits with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes lowered. Beside him, several devotees kneel on an orange mat: a woman in a pink and red saree and a woman in a cream saree with a red border bend forward with their hands at a brass plate, while a man in a striped shirt and glasses kneels and a boy in a red shirt watches on the right. Another man in a striped shirt stands behind. The scene appears to show a padapuja-style foot-washing offering to the seated guest.2010-02-17A seated figure on a white-covered bench wears an orange saffron garment, a gold-bordered brown shawl and layered garlands of purple and yellow flowers, holding a small silver cup to their face. An older man in white shirt and white dhoti kneels on an orange mat, washing or anointing the seated person's bare feet from a silver plate, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a wristwatch visible. A woman in a cream and red sari with a red bindi stands at right, hands together in reverence. Behind them are a floral arrangement with orange flowers, a fruit bowl of apples on a side table, and a brown sofa with cushions in a plain room. This appears to be a padapuja, a ritual washing of the feet.2010-02-17July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +2 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesPadapuja ritual in a hall. A man in saffron-orange robes with a white-and-red flower garland sits on a white-covered seat with palms pressed together in greeting, his bare feet resting on a silver tray. A seated woman in a blue sari with gold bangles and a bindi kneels before the tray, hands folded, while a woman in a white sari with a yellow border and a man in white sit nearby, one man holding a silver plate of lamps and offerings. Behind them are a table draped in orange cloth with flowers, a tray of apples and red flowers, and red curtains. The man in saffron has a shaved-looking dark crown with a tilak and his appearance matches the page's Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, ornate garland and saffron clothing, so he is a probable Swamiji seated in person.2010-02-16June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesA photo of a padapuja ritual indoors. A man with long dark hair, a red sleeveless undershirt, orange cloth wrapped around his waist and legs, and a garland of red and white flowers with green fruit sits on a white-covered couch with hands folded in greeting. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and jasmine in her hair kneels and pours water over his bare feet from a brass vessel into a silver tray. A second man in orange robes sits nearby with hands in añjali. Standing and seated devotees in white dhotis, a white t-shirt, a yellow shawl and a pink sari watch. A silver urn, a bell and flower petals sit on a glass table at left. Printed '. Four people are visible in prominent roles, with more in the background2009-08-08June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesAugust 13 20092009-08-13July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copies