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Indoor ritual scene on a striped floor mat in a plain room. A man seated in the centre wears a red-brown dhoti, a bright garland of orange, white and pink flowers, and holds a silver trident-like staff upright; a framed picture of a seated figure in white hangs behind him. Standing at left, a shaved-headed young man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala clasps his hands. Another shaved-headed man in orange kneels at right, tending a brass tray of fruit and offerings, while two people in white sit in front, one a man in white shirt and one a woman in a purple top with a long braid. Fruit, marigold flowers, a brass vessel and small bowls are on the mat. A wall calendar and a young man in white dhoti with gold border stand at right.

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June 22 20142014-06-22A photograph of a padapuja ritual indoors in a plain room with a white wall and wall calendars. A man seated on a wooden chair with a cushion, wearing a red and orange dhoti-style garment, a red and white flower garland and gold-toned bangles, holds a tall silver staff with a silver ornament at the top. Before him, a seated devotee in a white shirt and dhoti washes or touches the feet of the seated figure over a silver plate with offerings, while a woman in a green patterned sari with white flower garlands assists and two men in white shirts sit with folded hands. Standing behind are a young man in a white dhoti with rudraksha beads and a few saffron-clad men with sacred ash on their foreheads, one of them with a shaved head and rudraksha mala. Partial text on a calendar is not legible.2014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22June 22 20142014-06-22June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA house-visit pada puja inside a small room with a green-framed doorway and framed pictures on the wall. A man with long swept-back hair, a multi-coloured flower garland and a beaded bracelet sits on a striped mat holding a silver trident, wearing rust-orange robes; a brass plate with offerings and lit lamps sits before him. A saffron-robed monk pours water from a steel vessel over the hands of a seated woman in white, while a man in white and a woman in a white sari with coloured border sit with hands folded. Other devotees in white stand and sit around, and a cameraman in orange clothing films at the right edge. Several visible people, roughly six to twenty.2014-06-22A photograph of a seated figure in a rust-red robe with a gold waist-cloth and ornate gold armlets, wearing a long rudraksha-style bead necklace and a red shawl, receiving offerings from a kneeling man in a pale pink shirt. Several saffron-robed shaved-headed young sannyasis stand around with rudraksha malas, and a woman in a green sari and white-dressed men wearing orange garlands watch. Fruit, flowers and a bowl sit on a red cloth on the floor, with white petals scattered across the ground. A wall calendar showing June 2014 hangs in the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure in the rust-red robe with long swept-back hair and a ceremonial gold necklace matches the page's Swamiji reference, so this is a receiving of offerings during a padapuja-style visit.2014-06-22 +2 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA seated man in an orange shawl and maroon garment, wearing a red and white flower garland with yellow beads and a red tilak, holds a silver trident-shaped staff upright while looking down at a bald-headed devotee in front of him. A younger man in saffron and maroon with a rudraksha mala pours liquid from a silver vessel into a small bowl, while a seated woman and a girl with a red flower in her hair watch. Behind them stand two young men in white dhotis and orange cloth, one with a white forehead mark. A framed portrait of a seated figure in orange with flower garlands, a brass lamp, and a small table with offerings stand against a window. Red and yellow floral cloth covers the floor.2013-06-23 +2 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +2 copies