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A home interior in a pink-walled room during a visit to a devotee's house. On the right, a figure with long swept-back dark hair wears a white jasmine garland and an orange saffron shawl over an orange top, holding a brass bell and smiling as he extends a lit brass oil lamp toward a small wall shrine with a cream door. Beside the lamp, a man in a white shirt with a dark rudraksha-style mala looks on with hands folded. To the left, five people stand with palms pressed together in namaskar: a woman in white with jasmine in her hair and a dark mala, a young woman in white with glasses, and two girls in white with long braids, dark malas and white flowers. A woman in white at far left also has hands joined. The scene suggests a padapuja or aarti at a devotee home.

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A family gathering in a home room with pink walls and a tiled floor. Seated at centre on a striped rug is a figure in an orange saffron robe with a long white jasmine garland, a gold necklace and a dark beaded mala, with long dark hair, smiling. Around them, a group of devotees in white clothing presses palms together in anjali. Two girls in white dresses wear black beaded malas, and a small child in a white dress with floral trim is also in prayer pose. On the left, an older man in white, and a boy in a white shirt stand by. Behind, a framed portrait with a marigold garland hangs above a yellow flower strand. A table at left holds fruit including apples, bananas and a pineapple, and a plate of flower petals. The figure appears to be Swamiji (probable), based on the long hair, orange robe, gold necklace and mala, while the page indicates this home visit event.2010-01-09A photograph inside a home shrine room. A figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange skirt, with long dark hair and a large white flower garland draped over the shoulders, stands with their back to the camera, holding a lit oil lamp near a wooden stand decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands. Before them, a family stands with palms pressed together in namaskar: a young woman in a white dress with glasses, a woman in a white sari with a white flower in her hair, a man in white shirt and trousers with gold bracelet, and two girls in white dresses wearing dark beaded necklaces. Above them, a framed picture shows a figure in orange robes seated in a lotus-like pose. A framed deity picture with a red-and-gold backdrop and a swastika sign are visible on the shrine. The scene reads as a home aarti being offered during a visit.2010-01-09July 28 20082008-07-28Indoor home scene in a pink-walled room with a ceiling fan and yellow and white flower garlands hanging. A man in an orange robe with long dark hair stands at center, smiling. Seated on a mat at right, a man in an orange robe and white flower garland holds a small object in his hands while a man in white shirt and dark rudraksha mala looks on. Several people in white clothing stand and sit around, including a girl with white jasmine flowers in her hair and braids. A framed portrait with flower garlands hangs on the right wall.2010-01-09A photograph of a home shrine room with pink walls and a framed photo of a saffron-robed figure mounted high on the wall. A woman in an orange sleeveless top with a white flower garland stands at a wooden shrine cabinet, holding a lit oil lamp and facing small framed pictures inside. Nearby, a man in an orange robe with a red border holds a brass plate, and a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala stands with folded hands. Women in white saris and a girl in white stand with palms pressed together, and a small child is at lower left. The scene shows a home puja with oil lamp offering and devotees in prayer.2010-01-09July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph of a home-visit blessing inside a domestic room with a white wall, a wooden door with cut-out diamond panels, and a small framed picture on a white-draped table. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a long red-and-yellow flower garland sits on a red floral rug, raising one hand in greeting; the figure has long dark swept-back hair and a gold necklace, a probable Swamiji by these cues. Standing around him are a boy in white kurta holding a small object, a man in white shirt and grey trousers with palms pressed together in anjali, a woman in white sari with a dark beaded necklace, a young woman in white salwar with a black beaded necklace holding a small object, and an older woman with grey hair in a teal and blue floral sari. Framed portraits hang on the wall above.2010-01-09A photograph in a home interior with white walls and a carved dark wooden cabinet behind. A long-haired person in a sleeveless saffron-orange top, with long swept-back dark hair, stands at left extending a hand toward a smiling man in a white shirt and white dhoti with hands pressed together in greeting. At right, a woman in a white saree with a white flower in her hair and a folded white cloth in hand smiles. A framed picture with a purple figure sits at upper left and marigold garlands hang near the cabinet. Two physical people are clearly visible, with a partly visible third person at left edge.2010-02-15A photograph of a devotee gathering at an indoor hall. A man with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha mala beads and white ceremonial clothing with silver trim stands centre-right, extending his hand toward a woman in a red top. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in saffron-orange robes holds a silver tray with an oil lamp. Women in white saris with gold borders and a girl in a pink jacket hold a picture book and a plush toy nearby. Several other people in white stand behind, and a pink wall and orange drapes frame the room.2011-01-28July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph inside a bare white-walled room with a wooden door and tiled floor. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and dark rudraksha mala with a white and red flower garland smiles and extends his hand toward a brass aarti lamp held by a man in white shirt and dhoti. Behind him stands another person in orange robes holding a plate. At left an older woman in orange-bordered sari presses her palms together, and at right a woman in a cream sari with gold border has her hands joined in namaste. The flame suggests an aarti ritual.2008-07-28June 27 20142014-06-27