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A seated figure in saffron-orange and maroon garments, wearing a white-and-gold floral crown, long white and red garlands, a rudraksha-style red-and-green beaded garland and gold armlets, holds up a tall white garland with a raised hand inside a living room. A woman in a white sari with a gold-bordered pallu kneels and pours water from a small glass, while a man in white shirt and white dhoti kneels with folded hands in front. Behind them, a row of family members stand and sit: a woman in a cream sari, children in green and yellow, a young woman in a red-and-white sari, a man in a yellow shirt, a shaved-head young man in orange and maroon, and a photographer in white holding a camera. A framed painting of a deity hangs on the wall and a shelf holds small figurines.

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June 21 20142014-06-21June 21 20142014-06-21June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a home interior where a seated figure in an orange-and-maroon garment and an ornate gold-and-red crown receives devotion. The figure holds a long white and red flower garland raised in one hand and wears a multi-strand flower garland and gold bangles. Around them, a woman in a cream sari with gold jewellery kneels and holds a lit oil lamp, a man in a white shirt sits beside her and performs a padapuja-style offering, and several standing devotees in white shirts, a sari and a salwar kameez press their palms together in namaste. Children in green, pink and yellow clothes stand among them. A devotional painting hangs on the wall behind, and a shaved-head attendant in white dhoti and garland stands near a tray of offerings. Some people appear to be seated on a sofa with a tiger-striped cushion nearby. Count and identity of the seated figure are not established by appearance here.2014-06-21A photograph of a seated figure in an orange and maroon garment, wearing a decorated gold-and-red crown, a white and red flower garland, gold bangles and a rudraksha-style mala, holding up a long white flower garland with one hand. Several devotees surround him: a woman in a white sari kneels and offers something to his feet, a man in a white shirt bends down to assist, a woman in a red-bordered patterned sari stands with palms joined in namaskar, and a man in a yellow shirt holds a small girl in a pink dress. Other people stand in a room with orange curtains and a framed deity painting on the wall. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure wears a crown, flower garlands and gold ornaments with an orange robe, matching the page's Swamiji reference.2014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21June 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja in a room with orange bedding. A long-haired figure in a rust-brown and gold-bordered sari, adorned with white and red flower garlands, gold bangles and a gold necklace, sits on an orange cushion holding a flowering green sprig and raising a long silver rod. Seated on the floor before them, a man in a white shirt and a woman in a red sari with white flower garlands pour from a small vessel over a brass lamp and a tray of pink and white petals. A young child in a pink dress sits beside them, and a boy in green stands behind. Other devotees with folded hands, a sari-clad woman and a shaven-headed man in orange watch from the background, and a cameraman stands at the top.2014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesA seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with a white and red flower garland sits on an orange cushioned seat at left, smiling toward a gathered group. A shaved-headed young sannyasi in orange robes tends a brass lamp with flame and a brass plate beside them. Seated women in white saris with red-bordered shawls hold offerings, one holding a brass vessel and a pink flower-decorated tray in the foreground. A man in a white shirt photographs the scene with a DSLR camera, and a woman in a yellow sari stands at upper right. Children and onlookers sit along the floor of a plain whitewashed room with louvred windows and a wall-mounted telephone. The setting suggests a home visit ritual with a lamp and flower offerings.2014-06-27