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A seated man in a rust-red and saffron-bordered garment with a long rudraksha mala and gold armlets sits on a sofa at left, smiling and extending his right hand toward a kneeling elderly man in a white shirt and striped dhoti. The kneeling devotee, with a white garland and gold bracelet, bows his head with palms pressed together in namaskar. A younger monk in orange robes kneels nearby, while another orange-clad attendant holds a brass tray of flowers. Women in sarees and salwar behind them stand or sit with hands folded, and rose petals and flowers are scattered on the red cloth before them.

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A padapuja at a house visit in a domestic room. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a red and white flower garland and gold armband receives offerings while a devotee in a white-and-gold dhoti stands nearby. A woman in orange sari kneels and washes or honours feet on a white cloth scattered with petals. Standing devotees in saffron, mustard-green, pink and dark green saris and a man in white watch, and a photographer in an orange robe films. Wooden box with fruit and flowers sits on the floor.2014-07-07 +1 copiesApril 27 20142014-04-27A domestic interior during a house visit ritual. On the right, a man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a maroon-red garment with an orange-gold border, a white jasmine garland across his chest and gold bangles, sits with eyes closed while his feet are being attended to. Beside him, a woman in a dark green sari with gold motifs kneels and applies turmeric. Another woman in a green sari with gold border and a man in a white dhoti with red shawl sit on the floor, one holding a brass dish of turmeric. Standing behind are a shaved-headed man in an orange-red shawl with rudraksha beads, a man in a grey shirt, a girl in a beige dress and several boys in checked shirts. A framed deity picture with a yellow marigold garland hangs on the wall.2014-06-16July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja ritual inside a plain room with lilac walls. A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha-style mala, a red flower garland, gold necklaces and gold armbands holds a silver staff while a young woman in an orange silk sari kneels and a girl in a white dress bends forward to wash his feet in a metal bowl. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron robes, gold jewellery and garland) receiving padapuja. Around them, devotees in white dhotis, white shirts and white saris sit or stand, and a shaved-headed priest in orange kneels at the bowl; a small child is held on a seated man's lap. A cooler and a shrine with flowers and garlands are visible at the back.2014-06-21 +1 copiesA domestic interior during a house-visit padapuja. A seated man with long hair in a bun, wearing a red-brown dhoti, orange shawl, a garland of white and yellow flowers and gold armlets, sits on an orange cushion at right, holding a silver staff topped with a ceremonial finial. Before him, a woman in orange and a man in a white striped shirt with a forehead mark hold a lit flame over a brass plate of flowers and rice. Devotees in saffron and red stand and kneel around the room, including a woman in a pink sari, a man in an orange robe, a boy in a white shirt and a man in orange holding a camera. A bowl of flowers rests on the floor. The scene is a photo of a puja inside a home.2014-07-08A photograph of an indoor ritual in a small room with white walls and a bookshelf. A woman in a white-and-gold sari sits at right, holding a long silver staff and wearing a thick garland of yellow, white and red flowers and a rudraksha-style bead mala, with an orange cloth draped behind her. Near the front, a woman in a cream sari holds her hands over a lit oil lamp, while a man in a white shirt with a saffron shawl and a man in a maroon shirt sit on a striped mat. A shaven-headed young man in saffron robes sits between them, and standing figures in saffron and white clothes stand in the background. A tray of white flowers and offerings lies on the floor, and a small plate of flowers sits near the lamp.2014-06-27A photograph of a padapuja house visit in a plain white-walled room. A seated man on the right wears a red and gold silk dhoti-style garment, a yellow marigold garland, a rudraksha mala and gold armlets; he has long swept-back hair and looks toward the group, with a trident-like staff leaning behind him. Beside him, young ochre-robed sannyasis sit on a mat. In the centre, a bald man in a white dhoti with a gold border bends forward, touching the feet of a seated elder in a white shirt with hands folded. Women in saris stand or sit along the wall and left side, one holding a small child in red. A flower-filled plate and a box of fruit sit on the floor. A photographer stands at the far left. Several people are visible, roughly six to twenty.2014-07-07July 08 20142014-07-08July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesIndoor scene in a small blue-walled room during a home visit. A man in orange-red robes with long hair and a rudraksha mala sits on a wooden chair, receiving a kneeling man in a light blue striped shirt who holds an offering near his hands. Behind them, a woman in a white and yellow sari with a flower garland and an older woman in white and purple stand among devotees. Two shaven-headed young priests in saffron robes stand at right, one holding a trident-like staff and one holding a camera. A framed portrait labelled "Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam" hangs at right, showing a seated figure in a throne with a garland. Rose petals and a colourful striped mat cover the floor, and onlookers in casual clothes fill the left side.2014-06-22 +1 copiesA seated man with long dark hair tied back wears a red-orange sleeveless garment, a white and multicoloured flower garland, a rudraksha mala and gold armbands, sitting on an orange cushioned seat. He is the central figure of a home ritual, the Pada Puja, where a seated devotee in a white dhoti and striped shirt with a rudraksha-style necklace washes and worships his feet with a brass vessel. Nearby, a young boy in orange robes and rudraksha beads sits beside him, while women in saris, one in maroon and one in green, stand or sit with palms pressed together. Two boys in pink and white and a woman in red with a flower in her hair are also present in a plain white-walled room with a silver pole-like stand.2014-07-08