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A photograph of a home interior where devotees offer ritual gestures to a seated figure in orange. The seated person on the right wears an orange sleeveless top and a large white and red flower garland, with long dark hair, and extends an arm to receive a brass plate of offerings. In front, a young girl in a white dress with a colourful border holds out a small tray, while an adult in a pink sari bows low to the floor. An older man in white with glasses and a white dhoti claps his hands, and a man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl stands with hands folded. Behind them, a man in orange robes stands near an orange curtain and a wall shrine. Fruit and flowers sit on the floor and an orange cloth lies beside the seated figure. Appearance-based probable Swamiji cues: long hair and an orange garment with garland, seated as the honoured figure.

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A photograph of a domestic room with orange floral curtains and speckled tiled floor. On the right, a man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a white flower garland with red blossoms, sits on a low seat with his hand extended to touch a bundle of decorated offerings. A woman in a white sari with a pink border stands and holds the offerings toward him. A man in white kneels with his head bowed on the floor. Behind them, a man in an orange kurta stands near the doorway and another in white with a yellow shawl stands with hands folded. The scene appears to be a home blessing with a padapuja. Swamiji (probable): the seated man wears saffron robes, a flower garland and long swept-back hair.2010-01-10Indoor photo of a house visit in a living room with white walls, a split air conditioner and a wooden cabinet. 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A man in a white shirt and a man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl stand behind, one holding a small tray of sweets. A woman in a green blouse and a small girl in white dress stand at left, and a child in white kneels at lower right near a patterned mat. Several people are visible in a domestic puja setting.2010-01-10A photograph inside a home with orange curtains and patterned walls. A seated figure in orange robes with a white flower garland, shown from behind on the right, faces a second seated monk in orange with a rudraksha-style necklace and a shaved head, who holds a tray of fruit and offerings. Two young girls in white dresses and a woman in a green blouse and white skirt bend forward with a brass plate, and a man in white with a yellow shawl holds a puja plate. A man in orange with a cameraman behind him stands at left, and an older man in glasses is at the lower left edge. The scene looks like a padapuja or home blessing visit.2010-01-10A seated man with long dark hair, wearing a red undershirt under an orange shawl and a white floral garland, reaches out to receive water from a kneeling man in an orange robe who holds a copper kalasha on a tray. A man in white shirt and dhoti bows forward with hands cupped, while other people in white, orange and red saris and white shirts stand in a marble-floored room with wooden cupboards.2008-10-15A photograph taken in a living room with a leather sofa, a flat-screen television and a marble floor. In the foreground a seated figure in an orange sleeveless top with white and red garlands and a white cloth draped over the lap is extended a hand toward a standing man in white shirt and white dhoti, who bends forward and offers red flower petals or a small red item. Scattered red petals lie on the floor. Behind them stand several women in saris of red, teal and green, and a girl in a patterned outfit at left. 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In the centre, a man in white kurta and white dhoti with a red tilak on his forehead and rudraksha mala kneels and extends his hands to receive a ritual offering from a woman in an orange robe with a white and red flower garland. Beside them, a woman in a green sari with gold border and a woman in a green blouse and white sari bow low. Behind, an older woman in a green sari and an older man in white folded hands watch, and a man in orange robe stands at right. A man in an orange robe with a saffron head covering and gold necklace kneels at far right holding a tray. Several people in white clothes stand in the background near a shrine and a child. An appearance-based candidate for a person is not clearly present; the orange-robed figures appear to be devotees or sannyasis.2010-01-09A seated figure in an orange sleeveless garment with long dark hair sits on an orange cushioned seat, reaching forward to touch the feet of a man in white shirt and white trousers who bends low. A woman in a cream-and-pink sari with grey hair stands behind him, and a small child in a red outfit is near. Around the room, a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala and a young man in white with an orange shawl and beaded necklace stand watching, and others in white and patterned clothes are present. A framed picture hangs on the left wall, and a red and gold tray with a brass item sits beside the seated figure.2010-02-16Indoor ritual scene in a temple-style hall with wooden pillars and a white-draped seat. A person with long dark hair and a white flower garland sits in a red sleeveless top with an orange cloth on the lap, extending a hand toward offerings. Behind and beside them, a woman in a red saree with gold border and a woman in an orange saree stand, while a man in white shirt and dhoti kneels on a floral-patterned mat sprinkling a white powder. A young man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha-style necklace stands nearby, and several older men in white sit along the back. A silver bowl and a tray of flowers and offerings rest on the floor.2008-10-15A 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.2010-02-17A photograph of a padapuja-style honouring inside a room with cream walls and a marble floor. Seated on a raised orange-draped seat at right is a figure with a long swept-back hairstyle, wearing a rust-red cloth, multiple rudraksha malas and garlands of white and red flowers with pink blossoms; they hold a silver trident and rest bare feet on a plate. A white-clad man in glasses kneels with palms pressed together at lower left, and a woman bends forward to wash or offer at the feet. Shaved-headed young men in orange and white robes with rudraksha malas stand and kneel behind, one holding a brass tray. A photographer with a flash camera stands among onlookers, and a red and white table with fruit and brass vessels sits behind. Probable Swamiji is seated, showing distinctive long hair, rudraksha malas and floral garlands.2014-07-04 +1 copies