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A photograph of a padapuja-style house visit in a Tamil home. A man seated in a wooden armchair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, gold-coloured ornaments and a red thread bracelet, with white tilak marks on his forehead. He lays both hands on the head of a woman in a green patterned sari with white flower garlands, who bows with her head lowered. Behind them, young men in saffron robes and shaved heads hold a lit oil lamp on a brass plate, and a man in white dhoti and shirt stands near the wall. Other men in white clothes kneel and bow on the floor at right, and a seated man in a white shirt watches. Calendars and a bank calendar hang on the pale wall behind them, and a camera operator at right films the scene. Probable Swamiji is the seated man in saffron, identified by his saffron clothing, beaded necklaces, ornate gold-coloured adornments and long swept-back hair.

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June 22 20142014-06-22A seated figure in a saffron-red robe with a red and white flower garland and a long ornate silver staff held upright receives a devotional offering from a woman in a green patterned sari with a white flower in her hair, who holds an oil lamp flame near a bed of white jasmine flowers on the floor. Around them, several young men in orange robes with white sacred markings stand and kneel, and seated men in white shirts watch, one with a camera. Behind them, a man in white dhoti stands near a tray of apples, and wall calendars and a State Bank of India calendar hang on the wall. Appears to be a padapuja-style ritual during a house visit.2014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a home visit ritual indoors. A long-haired figure seated on a wooden chair at left wears saffron-orange robes, multiple beaded gold and rudraksha necklaces, and gold armlets; he smiles and receives hands clasped by a kneeling man in a white shirt and white dhoti at lower right, while holding a tray of sweets. Behind them, shaved-headed young sannyasis in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas stand, one holding a plate of fruit; a man in white garments holds a vessel. Standing devotees in white shirts, one wearing an orange garland, and a young child held by a man watch. A wall calendar showing May and June 2014 hangs behind, with scattered flower petals on the floor. Padapuja-style home visit, with a person present on the chair.2014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +2 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja ritual indoors in a plain room with a white wall and wall calendars. A man seated on a wooden chair with a cushion, wearing a red and orange dhoti-style garment, a red and white flower garland and gold-toned bangles, holds a tall silver staff with a silver ornament at the top. Before him, a seated devotee in a white shirt and dhoti washes or touches the feet of the seated figure over a silver plate with offerings, while a woman in a green patterned sari with white flower garlands assists and two men in white shirts sit with folded hands. Standing behind are a young man in a white dhoti with rudraksha beads and a few saffron-clad men with sacred ash on their foreheads, one of them with a shaved head and rudraksha mala. Partial text on a calendar is not legible.2014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copies