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Indoor photograph of a padapuja house visit. A woman with dark hair in a low bun, wearing a red-and-orange sari, a red and yellow flower garland and gold bangles, stands with her hands on the head of a woman who bends forward in devotion. Beside them a man with grey hair and white dhoti with red border kneels, and a cameraman in a saffron shirt films. On the right a smiling young woman in a purple and yellow sari wears a rudraksha mala. A shrine with garlands and an oil lamp is visible in the background.

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A house-visit darshan in a domestic room with cream walls, a wooden door and a garlanded shrine corner. A woman in a red-orange saree with a thick red-and-yellow flower garland and gold bangles stands facing a man kneeling with palms pressed together. The kneeling man has grey hair, glasses, a white dhoti with a red-gold border, a shawl and a rudraksha mala. Behind them a cameraman in an orange dhoti films, and a woman in a purple-and-orange saree and a beaded necklace smiles nearby. Flower garlands hang at the shrine.2014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07Indoor photo in a small room with white-painted wooden panels and a barred window. A woman in an orange-red sari and red bangles presses her hand on the head of a man wearing a white shirt and a red-and-white flower garland, who bows forward. A child in red clothing leans against him. Around them stand onlookers in pink, white and lavender saris, and a man in a grey shirt. On the left, a saffron-robed sannyasi with a white forehead mark and rudraksha beads watches, and a shaved-headed man in orange holds a camera. Cardboard boxes sit on the floor at left.2014-07-02July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA home visit blessing inside a room with brick-red pillars and a window wall. A figure seated on a low cushioned chair at right, wearing a maroon-and-gold saffron-bordered dhoti or wrap, gold armlets, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, reaches out to bless a kneeling man and woman in white; a white jasmine garland rests on the kneeling couple and white flower petals are scattered on an orange cloth. A young girl in a pink dress with a black beaded necklace stands at left. Behind them, a standing crowd includes a man in an orange robe, a man in a white dhoti, women in white and a boy in white, with a man in a red shirt photographing. Shelves hold a wooden elephant carving and a brass lamp. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated and blessing, with long swept-back hair and gold ornaments.2014-06-20July 07 20142014-07-07A photograph of a home visit during a padapuja inside a domestic room with cream walls, a red sofa and a framed horse painting on the left. A bare-chested figure with swept-back hair, gold earrings, bangles and a gold-beaded necklace, wearing a red-orange cloth, leans forward and extends a hand toward a woman in a teal blouse and green-patterned sari who bows with a rose-and-marigold garland. Another devotee in an orange-and-white outfit bows nearby. A man in orange clothing with a rudraksha mala stands behind, and a cameraman in orange-and-saffron clothing photographs the scene with a flash-equipped camera. A small pooja niche with a framed deity picture is visible at the back.2014-07-07June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a pada puja at a devotee's house. A seated figure in a rust-red robe and red-and-white jasmine garland receives an older woman in a gold-and-maroon saree with pearl earrings and a forehead mark, who holds her palms together in namaskar while touching the seated person's arm. Behind them, two younger attendants in saffron-orange clothing and rudraksha malas stand near a pink-and-white patterned curtain, and a man in a white shirt stands at the left edge.2014-06-26A photograph of a home-shrine padapuja visit in a living room. A man with long dark hair, a red-and-gold beaded garland and gold bangles sits on a cushioned seat holding a tall silver staff, wearing a rust-orange robe; he has distinctive long hair and ornate adornments, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) candidate in person. Seated on the floor before him, a young woman in a magenta sari holds a lit oil lamp, a young man in orange cloth wears a bead necklace, and a young woman in a purple-and-yellow sari sits nearby. An older man in a white dhoti with gold bangles presses his palms together, and women in red and orange saris sit at the right. A man in a red dhoti stands in the doorway taking photographs. Behind them are a wall shrine with brass lamps, bells and garlands, a wooden door, and an air conditioner on the wall.2014-07-07 +1 copies