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A photograph inside a room with cream walls and a red patterned rug. A seated figure with long dark hair, a yellow flower garland and an orange sleeveless garment receives gestures from a kneeling man in white clothes with a rudraksha-style necklace and round glasses, who holds his hands out over the seated figure's palms. Around them, several women in saris (red, orange, green and beige) and men in white and black shirts stand watching with hands folded. A man in white holds a video camera on the right. A red-and-orange-clad attendant in white sits at the right holding a small silver item, with a tray of fruit beside them. Visible people: about ten.

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A photograph of a seated figure in an orange sleeveless robe and a yellow-and-green flower garland, with long dark hair swept back, placing a hand on the head of a man in white shirt and white dhoti who bends forward with eyeglasses and a rudraksha mala. A woman in a green sari stands behind, and an elderly woman in glasses and a red bindi watches. Red bowls of fruit sit on a white table, and a patterned red-and-blue carpet covers the floor. The seated figure matches Swamiji (probable) by long swept-back hair, saffron robe and a flower garland, while the blessing act is the visible action.2010-02-17A seated figure in orange saffron robes wearing a long yellow and orange marigold garland and long dark hair sits on a red patterned carpet, placing both hands on the head of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who bows forward with palms pressed together. Behind them stand four people watching: an older man in white with a red sacred thread, a man in a black shirt with a pendant, and two women in saris, one in a cream and red sari and one in a green sari, with white hair and a red bindi. The room has cream walls and a wall sconce light, and a red box sits beside the carpet. The orange-robed figure appears to give a blessing to the bowing man.2010-02-17A photograph inside a plain room with cream walls and a wall sconce, with a patterned red and green rug on the floor. A seated figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange cloth, wearing a yellow-and-green marigold garland and a long swept-back hairstyle, leans forward to receive a red apple-like fruit from a kneeling man in a white shirt and olive trousers, who holds a small white offering. Standing behind them are devotees: a woman in a green sari with a gold border, a man in a white shirt, a man in a white shirt on the left, and a younger man in an orange robe on the right.2010-02-17A photograph of a padapuja house visit in a plain white-walled room with white sheer curtains. A long-haired figure in an orange-red garment and yellow marigold garland, with gold armlets, reaches out to touch the forehead of a seated, bespectacled elderly man in white kurta, who presses his palms together. A woman in an orange and cream sari with a long braid sits in front, hands clasped; further left, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and marigold garland sits, and standing women in saris and a standing man in white kurta with rudraksha mala watch. A tray with offerings sits at the lower right. a person is the long-haired figure in orange-red and marigold garland, performing the padapuja blessing.2014-07-07A photograph of a private home setting where a man in a white shirt and khaki trousers kneels on a white sheet and holds the hands of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland and rudraksha-style beads. Several standing devotees look on, including a woman in a white sari with a dark blouse, a man in a white shirt, a woman in a green-and-red patterned kurta, and an older man in a cream kurta with a rudraksha mala and a red pendant. A patterned rug covers the floor, and a framed picture hangs on the wall behind them. The scene is consistent with a pada pooja, a devotee's ritual washing of the feet.2009-09-10Indoor photo of a padapuja at a devotee's house. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange clothing with a white flower garland sits on a white sheet, extending hands to a kneeling man in a white shirt and dark trousers who bows over them. Around them, standing devotees watch: a woman in a white sari, a woman in a white and red dupatta, an older man in cream kurta with a rudraksha mala, a woman in white with red beads, and others in orange and white. A patterned carpet lies on the floor and a ceiling fan is visible.2009-09-10A woman in a brown and gold sari with red blouse kneels on a floral rug, holding a small red fruit in cupped hands while a man seated cross-legged in saffron-orange robes with a yellow marigold garland extends his hand toward her. Behind them several people in white dhotis, a green and gold sari and red saris stand in a room with white walls. A red box sits near the seated man. The seated figure has long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala, cues consistent with the page's reference to a person, though his appearance is not certain enough to confirm identity.2010-02-17Indoor photograph of a seated figure in an orange sleeveless garment with long dark hair, wearing a yellow and orange marigold garland, receiving a visitor. An elderly bespectacled man in a white shirt kneels on a patterned red and green rug with his palms pressed together in greeting. Beside them a woman in a green sari with gold border stands and bows, and a man in a white garment with a yellow shawl holds a tray of red apples. Other people stand in white and red clothing in the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, saffron-orange clothing and a floral garland, consistent with the page's Swamiji reference.2010-02-17A seated man in an orange robe with a yellow and green marigold garland sits on a white cushion and smiles while placing his hands on the head of a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who bows forward with palms pressed together. Behind them a woman in a green sari with gold border and a woman in a beige sari stand with hands folded, and two men in orange robes stand at right with palms joined. The floor is covered with a floral red and green carpet. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated in orange robe with long swept-back hair and garland, giving blessing to a devotee.2010-02-17Indoor photograph of a devotee kneeling with palms pressed together in namaskar before a seated figure at the lower right, who wears an orange saffron robe and has short dark hair. Behind them, several standing women in saris, one in a green-and-gold sari and another in a beige sari, wear rudraksha malas and hold their hands folded; a man in white kurta with an orange shawl and mala stands at the right. Tiled floor, a small wooden stool, and a white-clad onlooker at the left edge complete the scene.2009-07-10July 07 20142014-07-07A photograph of a pada pooja in a devotee's home. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe and a white flower garland sits on a white sheet on a bed, raising one palm in blessing toward a kneeling man in white kurta pants, who bows with folded hands and a rudraksha mala draped over his arm. A woman in a white embroidered sari with gold bangles stands at left with her hands together. Behind them, several standing onlookers watch: a man in an orange shirt with a red rudraksha mala, a woman in a white outfit with a red bead necklace, and an older man in a cream striped kurta with a red mala who holds a phone to his ear. A patterned rug and flower petals lie on the floor.2009-09-10