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A photograph of a seated figure in orange robes wearing a large red, white and green-bead garland, bare-chested with a swept-back head, holding a ceremonial staff topped by a silver finial while a small handheld fan is raised behind him. Before him a seated man in white shirt and white dhoti tends an oil lamp flame on a floor covered with flower petals and garlands, while a woman in white sari with hands joined in prayer kneels at the front and a small girl in yellow stands at the left. Standing men in white dhotis and orange cloths with rudraksha malas watch from the background in a plain room with a green wall and a television set. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the central seated figure receiving the ritual, distinguished by the orange robe, bare chest, long swept-back hair and ceremonial gold necklace and garland, while the flame and petal-covered floor suggest an aarti-type offering during a house visit.

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June 24 20142014-06-24A photograph of a house visit ritual in a small interior room. A figure seated on an orange-draped throne-like seat wears a multicolour marigold and rose garland over a maroon-and-gold garment and holds a silver standing lamp stand. Beside them a young sannyasi in orange robes and rudraksha mala holds a brass plate of red petals. A woman in a white sari with a gold border, hands joined in prayer, sits before an oil lamp flame on a brass tray with flower offerings. Behind, a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms pressed together, and a photographer in white clothing stands at the back. Ritual aarti in progress at a home during a Tamil Nadu visit.2014-06-24 +1 copiesA photograph inside a small room with pink walls and an orange bolster area. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a bare chest and a long red-and-white flower garland holds a silver trident aloft, with a wide smile. Before him a man in a white shirt with a brown rudraksha-style mala and a woman in white sari with red-and-yellow trim hold a lit oil lamp and an offering, while a young boy in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala kneels nearby. A row of standing women in white saris and blue-patterned saris, with hands folded in namaskar, watches. A framed portrait and a second print hang on the wall behind. Marigold petals lie on the floor.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01A photograph of a ceremonial welcome in a small interior room. A figure seated on a wooden chair at left wears a saffron-orange robe, a long white-and-red flower garland, gold bangles and a gold armlet, with long dark hair swept back. Behind him stand saffron-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas and shaved heads. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis and women in yellow and green saris fold their hands in anjali. A seated woman in white holds a lit oil lamp toward the seated figure, and a silver tray with flower petals and garlands rests at his feet, beside a wooden box of rudraksha beads. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure wears saffron robes, long swept-back hair, rudraksha and gold adornments during a receiving ceremony.2014-07-02 +1 copiesA seated figure in orange and rust-brown robes, wearing a long red, white and green flower garland with rudraksha beads, holds a tall silver ritual staff topped with a ornate finial over a small flame in a domestic room. Devotees surround him: a woman in a magenta sari and gold bangles, an elderly woman in red reaching toward the flame, a man in white with a forehead mark, and several boys in striped and plain shirts with sacred ash marks, all with hands joined or cupped toward the fire. Rose petals and white flowers lie on the floor. Several saffron-clad attendants stand behind. The scene appears to be a house-visit blessing with a lamp and flowers. Visible people: about 12.2014-06-24 +1 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01A seated figure in a rust-orange robe with a red and white flower garland and a rudraksha mala holds a silver trident and receives an aarti flame from a kneeling woman in a white sari with red bindi. A kneeling man in white clothes with an orange shawl is also receiving the lamp. Standing devotees, some with hands folded and one holding a pot of flowers, fill a turquoise-walled room with wooden doors and stained glass windows. Marigold garlands lie on the floor. The scene appears to be a house-visit puja. The seated figure appears to be a person, shown by the orange robe, trident, rudraksha mala and the floral garland in the throne-side setting.2014-07-01July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a home pada puja ritual indoors. A woman in a white sari with a gold border waves a lit oil lamp in front of a seated figure in an orange-red robe with a white and red floral garland and rudraksha beads, who sits on an orange cushioned seat with a metal staff leaning beside. Petals and marigold flowers cover the floor in front of them. Around them, devotees kneel or stand with hands folded: a man in a white shirt with palms joined, an older man in a light shirt, girls in green and purple dress, a bald man in orange, and women in white and orange saris.2014-06-26