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A photograph of a home blessing in a living room with cream walls and a tiled floor. A seated woman in a rust-brown sari with gold border and a red and yellow flower garland sits on a mat, placing her hands on the bowed head of a man in white. Nearby, a young woman in white with glasses presses her palms together, and an older woman in white stands behind. A man in white shirt and dhoti claps, and a young man in saffron orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands with palms together. A young monk-like figure in white and gold-bordered cloth with a rudraksha mala stands behind a child. Blue patterned rugs, sofas and a lit arched kitchen are visible. Scattered flower petals cover the floor.

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A woman in a rust-orange sari with a long red and yellow flower garland and a green bead garland blesses a kneeling man in a white shirt and white dhoti, her right hand resting on his head. Around them, standing and kneeling figures watch in a bright room: a young man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala, a young man in saffron robes, a woman in white with folded hands, a girl in a striped top with a flower in her hair, and an older man in white. A patterned blue and red rug covers the floor and a water bottle sits on a table at right.2014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27Indoor house visit in a tiled room where a seated sannyasi in saffron-orange robes, wearing a long red and yellow marigold garland and a rudraksha mala, holds a silver trident-staff upright and smiles. Devotees sit and stand around in white dhotis, white saris and saffron cloth. A kneeling man in a white shirt and white dhoti offers a lit oil lamp, a woman in a white sari kneels beside him, a young woman in white with folded hands prays, and a small girl in pink stands nearby. A brass plate of flowers and fruit lies on the mat in front, with a colourful patterned rug beneath. Several other devotees stand with folded hands near a window.2014-06-27June 27 20142014-06-27July 10 20142014-07-10A photo of a crowded indoor reception in a narrow corridor with pink walls and a dark wooden door. In the foreground, a figure with long swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe with a cream garland of white flowers and a rudraksha mala, sits facing a seated couple. A woman in a green-trimmed white sari with a red floral garland and a man in a white shirt with a red garland kneel before him; the man holds a red fruit and offers it. Behind them, devotees in white shirts and saffron robes stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and several boys and a young girl are visible. Visible cues include the long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, but the scene is crowded and partly cut off, so identity remains uncertain.2014-07-02July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photo of a padapuja at a devotee's house. A seated figure with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, red-and-white garland and orange-and-red cloth is receiving the ritual while a man in a white dhoti and shirt washes his feet from a brass plate. A woman in an orange-and-red sari stands with palms joined, and a young man in white with a rudraksha mala stands nearby. Several saffron-robed sannyasis, one holding a mobile phone, stand in the background beside a large brass trident. Another devotee in white crouches on the left, and a shaved-headed man in white stands behind. The scene has an orange and white room with a striped floor mat. Visible Swamiji (probable) cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and orange cloth on the seated central figure, who is receiving padapuja.2014-07-01