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A photograph of a padapuja at a home visit. A bare-chested man with a sandalwood-coloured shawl and a rudraksha mala, wearing gold bangles and a gold necklace, sits on a chair while a woman in an orange sari bends forward to wash his feet from a silver vessel. Seated nearby, a man in a white dhoti gives a blessing and a boy in an orange cloth stands with garlands. Several devotees in orange and white clothing stand in a yellow-walled room; a child in a patterned dress presses his palms together. A framed picture of a deity murti hangs on the wall. Visible: about eight people. The bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments may be a person receiving the padapuja.

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July 07 20142014-07-07A seated man with long swept-back hair, smiling broadly, wears rudraksha malas, gold armband, bangles and an orange-red shawl over a saffron cloth while a woman in orange sari with bandaged wrist and glasses performs padapuja by touching his feet. Behind them a seated man in white holds a red fruit and a flower garland, a young boy in orange wears a flower garland, and more devotees in orange stand near a framed deity picture of Tirupati Balaji in a cream-walled room. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the seated smiling figure receiving padapuja, identified by long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and orange-red shawl.2014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesIndoor photograph of a home padapuja visit in a living room with cream walls. In the foreground, a bare-shouldered man with long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and gold bangles wearing a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, smiling and raising his hands toward a seated devotee. Beside him a woman in orange with white jasmine garland and glasses leans forward with hands together. A seated white-clad elderly man with garland and rudraksha mala, a young boy in orange, and a standing youth in orange holding a garland stand nearby, with a woman in a silver-gold sari and a small child at the left edge. Framed deity prints of Murugan-style iconography hang on the wall. Probable Swamiji is the bare-shouldered man with long hair, rudraksha malas and gold bangles, present in person.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07A photograph of a padapuja during a home visit in a small yellow-walled room. A seated elderly man in a white shirt with white vibhuti on his forehead has his hands pressed together, sitting beside a young boy in orange robes wearing white and red flower garlands. A woman in orange sari kneels in front, offering a red apple, while another woman in orange with a rudraksha mala and bangles extends her hand. A shaved-headed young man in orange robes with a flower garland pours or arranges items at a small table. Standing at left are a woman in a teal sari with a gold-patterned shawl, a small child, and a man in a striped shirt. A framed deity image and another framed picture hang on the wall. Whether the elderly man in white is a person cannot be established from appearance alone, so he is described by role only.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01Indoor home visit in a living room with cream walls, a wall clock, a window with grille and curtains, and a white leather armchair. A central figure with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala beads, a red-orange robe and gold armlets smiles while a devotee in a white-shirted older man's presence bows and clasps his hand. Several young men in orange robes with white and red flower garlands stand around, one holding a ceremonial item, and a woman in orange kneels in the foreground while another woman in a blue sari watches. A wooden tray with brass dishes sits at right.2014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copies