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A home pada pooja in a living room. A man in a maroon and gold dhoti with a white flower garland, gold bangles and a long rudraksha mala sits in a wooden armchair, raising a tall silver ceremonial staff with a rudraksha-strung top. Seated on the floor in front of him, a woman in a white sari with a multicoloured border pours from a bowl beside brass vessels, with a bronze lamp nearby. Behind her, a bare-chested man in maroon and gold holds a small object, and four boys in saffron robes with white forehead bands sit or stand near a wooden cabinet shelf. A girl in a pink and magenta dress with a rudraksha mala sits at the lower right, and a fruit bowl sits on a side table.

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A seated man in a saffron-and-maroon dhoti with a white jasmine garland and gold necklaces holds a tall silver staff while a brass plate of water and offerings rests before his feet. Beside him, a bald man in maroon with a white forehead band kneels among brass pots, a plate of flowers and a kumkum-vibhuti dish, and a woman in a white sari with a striped border sits on an orange cloth with a girl in a pink outfit. Behind them, several young men in orange robes and white head bands stand or kneel in a living room with shelves, a carved elephant and a red fruit bowl. This appears to be a pada puja, a foot-worship ritual performed at a home visit.2014-06-20A padapuja ritual in a home room with green curtains and a shelf of framed photos and figurines. A woman in an orange and gold saree kneels and pours milk from a small white vessel over the bare feet of a standing figure in a saffron robe, onto a brass plate holding a small black pedestal and fruit. Beside her, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a white head cloth sits and assists. Several young men in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas, white tilak marks and bare upper bodies sit or stand behind them, and a few seated women and a child watch from the right. A flower garland is visible near the women.2014-06-22 +1 copiesA seated man in orange and saffron robes, with long swept-back hair, rudraksha and gold-coloured ornaments, a white and pink flower garland and a silver trident held upright, sits in a wooden chair in a tiled room while an elderly man in white kneels to wash his feet with a brass plate. Behind them devotees sit on a patterned rug: a woman in white, a man in a red shawl, a woman in yellow holding a toddler in yellow, a boy in white, and an elderly woman in white. A saffron-robed attendant sits nearby with a shaved head. Pink and white flower garlands decorate the chair, and a small bowl of flowers rests on a tray. This is a pada pooja foot-washing ritual at a home visit, with the seated figure matching probable Swamiji cues of long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha and gold ornaments.2014-06-20July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA seated figure in an orange-red robe and white and pink flower garlands sits on a wooden chair while holding up a silver ritual staff. A kneeling woman in a maroon sari with a white flower in her hair pours red powder onto a pair of bare feet, while a man in white kneels beside her. Another robed priest in orange with rudraksha beads and a shaved head holds a bowl of white flowers. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl with a bare upper body watches from behind, and a few seated devotees line the back wall. Fruit, a brass plate and a red cloth sit on the floor in front of the chair.2014-06-20July 08 20142014-07-08July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photo inside a small home room during a house visit. A woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border and rudraksha mala stands at left, and a woman in a teal sari holds a toddler beside a man in a striped shirt. At centre-right a woman in a red-orange saree with a white flower garland kneels with a brass vessel, and a man in white kneels beside her. On the right a seated sannyasi in orange-brown robes wears a multicolour marigold garland and holds a tall silver trident. Other saffron-clad sannyasis with rudraksha malas stand behind, one holding a camera, and a man in white stands at back. Walls are cream with floral borders.2014-06-27A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, with a fresh flower garland and a beaded mala, holds a tall silver staff with a lotus-topped finial in a yellow-walled room. Two young saffron-clad attendants sit near him. Before him, an older man in white kneels and bows, and a woman in an orange-and-brown patterned sari sits beside him with hands folded. Standing behind them are a man in a grey shirt, a man in white with an orange shawl and red garland, a woman in an orange sari, other women in saris and a man in a checked shirt. A framed portrait with flowers is visible in the background. The seated figure's face and bearing show an appearance consistent with the page's reference to a person, but the cues are limited, so the identity is left unsure.2014-07-10July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 10 20142014-07-10A seated figure in a red-and-maroon garment with a white flower garland and gold bangles holds a tall silver trident-like staff upright in a home room with bookshelves and decorative plates. Seated on a wooden chair with an orange cloth draped over the armrest, the figure's feet rest on an orange cloth where a man in a striped shawl and white dhoti pours from a small vessel into a metal bowl, with brass pots and a plate of fruit nearby. Behind them a standing man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders wears a rudraksha mala and white forehead marking. Several young men in saffron-orange robes with white forehead bands sit on the floor, and a girl in red sits at the lower right. The scene resembles a padapuja ritual in a devotee's home.2014-06-20