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A 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.

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A photograph of a padapuja during a home visit in a room with white walls and a white curtain. A man in a long-sleeved red-and-gold robe with a yellow-and-orange flower garland sits on the right, smiling, with long swept-back hair and gold armlets. Seated on a mat, a man in white dhoti with a sacred thread pours flowers before him, and another bald man in white kurta bends to offer petals. A young sannyasi in orange robe stands at right holding a silver staff and ceremonial object. Women in saris and children sit or stand in front with hands joined in prayer, and a man in white kurta stands with palms together at the back. Fruit and a basket of mangoes sit at right. A photographer stands at far left.2014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07June 26 20142014-06-26A photograph inside a home room with white walls and a white curtain. A man in a long-sleeved white shirt and white dhoti holds a silver-topped staff and sits on a mat, wearing a yellow-and-green flower garland, gold armbands and an orange-red robe with gold border. Before him, a man in white ritual dhoti kneels with folded hands while another in white kneels and washes his feet over a tray of flower petals, as a woman in orange sari and others with folded hands look on. A man in orange and a younger man in orange with rudraksha malas sit nearby. Fruit sits in a box at the lower right. A photographer in white shirt holds a camera at left. Padapuja-style foot worship at a house visit; the seated figure's appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA seated figure with long dark hair in a bun wears an orange-red robe, a white and red flower garland, gold bangles and earrings, and holds a tall silver staff with a trident-like top. Around him, devotees in white and orange clothing sit and stand in a small room; a man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl holds a flame, and a young girl and women in white and orange gather near a lit oil lamp, with a woman in a white sari holding a brass plate. Others in the background press palms together. The scene appears to be a pada puja with an oil lamp. a person appearance cue is the long hair and orange-red robe with garland, but the figure is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so a person is set to unsure.2014-06-26July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 26 20142014-06-26July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA seated figure with long swept-back dark hair, wearing saffron-orange clothing and a multicoloured flower garland, holds an ornate silver trident aloft while a crowd of seated devotees, many with palms pressed together, gathers in a yellow-walled room. Probable Swamiji (probable) sits at right on a black cushioned seat, an appearance-based label from long hair, saffron clothing and a red-white-orange garland. A young child reaches toward a tray of rose petals and flowers, and a man in white with a camera stands near a white cooler. Several saffron-robed attendants and a bald priest in white with an orange shawl sit in front, one holding white flowers.2014-06-24 +1 copies