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A photograph inside a plain white-walled room of a family home. A framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with a garland of marigolds hangs on the wall, labelled with no legible caption. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a lit oil lamp and offers it to a woman in a dark green sari with gold border who sits on the floor. Beside her, a younger man in a red shawl sits, and to the right a woman in a maroon sari with jasmine garland presses her palms together with eyes closed. Behind them, a bald priest in saffron dhoti and rudraksha mala stands with hands folded beside a man in white clothes. A man in a grey shirt stands with hands joined, and several children and a teenage girl in salwar kameez watch. A wooden door, a curtain and a red and white floral garland decorate the room.

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A domestic house interior where a family performs an arati with a lit oil lamp. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shawl with a sacred thread holds the flame, while a woman in a dark green sari with a gold-bordered pallu and gold bangles holds a brass plate near the fire. A woman at right in a white and orange garland and maroon sari presses her palms together in prayer. Behind them a shaved-headed man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads stands with hands folded, a man in a white shirt with palms joined stands beside him, and a man in a grey shirt stands before a framed portrait with yellow marigold garland. Several children watch, a girl in a patterned kurta with a braid, and two boys in checked shirts. Pale walls, a carved wooden door and a red-and-white floral garland are visible.2014-06-16June 16 20142014-06-16A house interior where a white-clad priest in a white dhoti and shawl with gold-threaded cloth waves a flaming camphor aarti lamp toward a seated figure with hands folded in prayer. The seated figure has long hair, a white jasmine garland and beaded rudraksha-style bracelets on bare arms, and wears a saffron-orange cloth. Behind them a woman in a green and gold sari with bangles holds a brass plate, and several onlookers stand near a wall framed portrait decorated with a yellow-orange marigold garland. A cuckoo clock hangs on the wall and a shaved-headed man in saffron cloth stands at the left edge. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated figure with long hair, saffron cloth and rudraksha bracelets receiving aarti.2014-06-16June 16 20142014-06-16June 16 20142014-06-16A seated figure with long dark hair in a bun wears a white flower garland, rudraksha-style beads, gold armband and an orange-brown dhoti-style cloth; he sits on a raised seat in a red-walled room while attendees perform a padapuja. A man in white kneels at right holding a lit flame toward the seated figure's feet, and an orange-robed young ascetic in an orange garment kneels nearby. Women in saris and a man in a white shirt stand behind with hands pressed in anjali, and a photographer in white captures the scene. A silver pole and a tray of flowers and offerings sit in front. a person appears as the seated figure in the saffron-brown robes and gold armband, receiving padapuja from devotees.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 16 20142014-06-16June 16 20142014-06-16July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a pada puja at a devotee's house. A central figure in an orange saffron robe with a red and white flower garland and rudraksha mala sits on a cushioned chair, appearing to receive devotion. Seated on the floor before the chair, a woman in a white sari with gold border and gold bangles holds her hands near a brass lamp with a lit flame. A standing attendant in white dhoti and a saffron shawl with rudraksha beads holds a silver trident. Kneeling devotees in white and pastel clothing, including an older man with folded hands, face the chair. Fruit and flower offerings sit on the floor and a shelf of bananas and fruit is at right. A framed picture of a deity hangs on the wall behind.2014-06-26July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copies