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A home shrine room during a padapuja house visit. A figure with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a deep red-orange robe, rudraksha-style beads, gold bangles and a fresh red and white flower garland, sits on an orange-draped seat holding a tall silver ceremonial staff. Seated devotees on the floor, including a woman in a magenta sari and a woman in an orange sari, join palms in prayer while a figure in orange kneels before a lit oil lamp and offerings on a tray. Elderly seated devotees watch at right beside wall shelves with small deity murti and a framed picture. a person is seated at left as the central figure receiving padapuja.

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July 07 20142014-07-07Indoor padapuja at a devotee's house in a small room with a split air conditioner and a shrine cabinet. A central seated figure wears a red-orange robe, a red and white flower garland, and a bracelet, and sits on an orange-draped chair; a tall silver trident stands beside him. a person cues are the swept-back long dark hair and the saffron-orange robe with a floral garland, but identity is uncertain. Around him, shaven-headed sannyasis in orange with rudraksha malas sit on the floor, and a woman in a purple sari and several elderly women in saris and a man in a white shirt with glasses kneel or sit with hands pressed in prayer. A brass plate with offerings and an oil lamp rests on the orange cloth. A framed portrait with a garland hangs in the shrine behind, and a man in orange stands in the doorway.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesIndoor home puja scene in a living room with a window, air conditioner and a wall shelf of small figurines. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red-and-white flower garland, gold armbands and a red-orange robe sits on an orange-cushioned seat holding a tall silver staff, with a smile and tilak on his forehead; the appearance is consistent with Swamiji (probable), seated as the guest of honour. Seated devotees on the floor include a woman in a maroon sari with palms joined, a woman in a purple-and-yellow sari, a man in white dhoti with palms joined, a woman in red and gold, and a younger woman in orange. A brass lamp with a lit flame and a tray of offerings sit on the floor, and a man in orange and white stands in the background near a doorway with a hanging brass ornament. Fresh flower garlands hang from the doorframe.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph inside a home room during a padapuja. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, wearing a deep red-maroon dhoti and a large red-and-white marigold garland, sits on an orange cushion holding a silver trident-topped staff, while a woman in a red sari washes his feet from a brass plate with orange cloth spread on the floor. Around them sit devotees: shaved-headed sannyasis in saffron/orange robes with rudraksha malas, women in saris, and an older man in white kurta and a bearded man in white dhoti with bead necklace. A framed portrait with garland hangs on the wall beside a small shrine altar with hanging bells, and a photographer with a camera stands at the right edge.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copies