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A photograph inside a plain white-walled room with yellow-and-green checked curtains over two windows. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style garland sits cross-legged on a white-draped sofa with palms pressed together in prayer, a flame lamp before him. A woman in a green sari bends to offer a lit lamp while an older woman in white stands with palms joined. Men and young people in white dhotis and orange shawls sit around a white cloth spread with plates of sweets, fruit, bananas, nuts and bowls, performing a pada puja-style offering. Seated older people in blue plastic chairs at left join in prayer.

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August 11 20092009-08-11A photograph of a home padapuja inside a bare room with yellow and green checked curtains. Around him, a woman in a green sari bows with folded hands, a seated man in white holds a lit oil lamp toward a brass plate, and young men in white with orange shawls sit on the floor. Offerings on the white cloth include fruit, sweets, nuts, bananas, apples and coconut pieces, with brass vessels nearby. An elderly man in light clothing sits on a blue chair at the left edge, and a woman in white kneels at the top left.2009-08-11Indoor home ritual in a plain white-walled room with green and yellow checked curtains behind. A central figure in saffron-orange robes, with long hair, a rudraksha mala and a garland, sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, and is probable Swamiji by appearance cues. A woman in a green sari bends forward to offer something from a silver plate of fruit and sweets on a white cloth. Around them sit devotees in white and saffron-bordered clothing, several with hands folded, and an elderly man in a light shirt sits on a blue plastic chair at left. Brass lamps, a tray of fruit, sweets and a flower garland lie on the floor, consistent with a pada puja in a devotee's home.2009-08-11A seated pada pooja scene in a plain room with yellow-green checked curtains. A central figure in saffron-orange robes, with long hair, a rudraksha mala and a flower garland, sits on a white sofa with palms pressed together. Before them, a woman in a green sari bends to offer a silver tray, while a man in white kneels to receive it. Plates of sweets, fruits including apples, oranges and bananas, a bell, a small brass lamp and bowls are arranged on white cloth. Devotees in white and orange shawls sit around, some with hands folded in prayer, and a bearded elder in a white shirt sits on a blue chair at left. Probable Swamiji (appearance cues: long hair, saffron robes, rudraksha mala and garland) sits in the central seat.2009-08-11A small whitewashed room with yellow-and-green checked curtains at two windows. A man in orange robes with a red-and-saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together on a white-draped sofa, with a candle and fruit offerings on a white cloth before him. A woman in a green sari bends forward offering a plate of food, while a man in white kneels beside her and devotees in white clothes with orange shawls sit on the floor with folded hands. Two older people sit on blue plastic chairs at left, one in a light blue shirt with hands joined, and a standing woman in white at upper left also joins her hands. Plates of sweets, bananas, apples and oranges surround the cloth.2009-08-11A seated woman in an orange saffron dress with a white flower garland and long dark hair sits with hands pressed in namaste on a white-covered sofa in a room with yellow walls. Beside her, a second person in orange wraps and dark hair sits on the floor. Around them, a seated group of devotees in white clothes, some in yellow, offer prayers, with brass plates, bowls of fruit and flowers arranged on a patterned cloth. A older man in glasses and a man in a cream kurta with gold-trimmed clothing are among the group. a person appearance is uncertain, so the role is described as the seated figure in saffron.2009-09-10August 11 20092009-08-11August 11 20092009-08-11A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala with gold ornaments sits on a white-covered sofa with his palms pressed together in prayer. A devotee woman in a green-and-orange sari bows with folded hands beside him. Two men in white dhotis and orange shawls kneel on the floor, one holding a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, bananas and offerings. Behind them a yellow-and-green checked curtain hangs on the wall. Gold-colored trays of offerings sit in the foreground. Appearance-based a person with long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala, seated as the honoured guest.2009-08-11A seated man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl, with a rudraksha-style mala around his neck, sits with palms pressed together in namaskar in a plain white-walled room with yellow-green checked curtains. Before him on a white cloth are brass plates of fruit, sweets and small bowls, with a tray of fruit on the white sofa behind. Around him, an elderly man in white on a blue plastic chair, an older woman in a green sari, a man in white, and several young women in white with orange-bordered shawls sit on the floor with hands folded in prayer. Several young women are visible in the foreground.2009-08-11August 11 20092009-08-11Indoor ritual scene in a plain room with green and yellow checked curtains and a white-covered sofa. A central figure in orange robes and a long brown rudraksha mala sits with palms pressed together in prayer, with a fire-lamp and offering plate before him. A woman in a green sari with orange border and gold bangles stands at left with hands folded. A seated man in white clothes holds a lamp (aarti) toward the offering. A younger man in white with an orange shawl rings a handbell at right, and another person with folded hands appears at the right edge. Brass oil lamps, bowls and a platter of flowers and fruit sit on the white cloth in the foreground.2009-08-11