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Indoor scene in a home with cream walls and a red accent pillar. A seated man with a red-brown cloth and a long red and green flower garland, rudraksha beads and gold bangles smiles while receiving a small offering from a young girl in a pink floral dress. Three attendants stand nearby: one in white dhoti with gold border holds a tall silver vessel, and two young men in orange robes with rudraksha malas stand beside a open cardboard box of fruit. Bananas and a red apple rest on a tray, and the room has a window with a pale curtain and a floral garland hanging above.

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July 08 20142014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08A photograph inside a domestic room during a house-visit pada puja. A seated man in a red-orange cloth and a red and green flower garland, with rudraksha beads and bangles, raises a silver-tipped staff toward the ceiling. A young girl in a pink patterned dress sits on a chair while a woman in a yellow sari kneels to offer a brass plate. Behind them stand a man in white dhoti with gold border, a man in saffron-orange robes, and a photographer in orange clothing holding a camera. A plate of offerings and a decorated tablecloth are visible at right.2014-07-08A house visit ritual inside a plain room with cream walls and a window. A young girl in a pink and purple floral dress, with a hair clip and earrings, sits with palms pressed together. Beside her, a young saffron-robed sannyasi with rudraksha beads sits cross-legged. Another saffron-robed young monk sits behind him. A standing man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala holds a silver staff, while a monk in saffron with a long red and yellow flower garland holds the staff at right. Bananas and offerings sit on a tray on the floor, with red cushions nearby. A woman with a tilak sits at lower left. The scene reads as a padapuja-style house visit blessing.2014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08June 26 20142014-06-26A home interior during a house visit ritual. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes with long swept-back hair and a red flower garland holds a tall silver staff topped with a trident-like finial, smiling with hands raised. Beside him a standing attendant in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala holds a staff. A young girl in a pink floral dress presses her palms together, while an older woman in a blue sari and gold necklace bows with folded hands at the front. Another attendant in orange sits nearby. A brass plate of flowers and offerings rests on the floor, with a television and a red and gold cloth in the background. Probable Swamiji is seated, with long swept-back hair, saffron robes, gold armlets and a red garland, receiving pada puja.2014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08A photograph of a pada puja at a devotee's house. A seated figure on the left wears saffron-orange and maroon robes with red and yellow flower garlands and holds a tall silver staff with a round finial. Standing behind them, a man in maroon and orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark presses his hands to his chest. Other devotees in saffron and maroon garments and white tilak, one with a yellow bead garland, sit or stand in a small room with an orange wall and a window. A woman in a gold blouse bows low at the bottom right. The scene reads as a devotional ritual in a domestic setting.2014-06-26July 08 20142014-07-08July 07 20142014-07-07A 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.2014-07-07