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A seated figure in orange and maroon robes, wearing a long white jasmine garland, gold necklaces and bangles, holds a long silver ceremonial staff upright while a line of people in white and orange attend a home ritual. Two shaved-headed men in orange sit on the floor with white tilak and rudraksha malas, one leaning forward with a bowl. A young man in white kneels at a brass plate of offerings, a woman in white with folded hands sits nearby, and seated devotees in the background watch in a tiled living room with a wooden door and fruit on a table. The seated figure has long swept-back hair and distinctive gold ornaments, consistent with a person candidate in a seated role of honour, though appearance is not conclusive.

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A padapuja ritual in a home setting. A long-haired man seated on an orange-draped chair wears a maroon dhoti, layered gold necklaces, a white jasmine garland and a gold armband, and holds up a tall silver ceremonial staff. Before him a man in white kneels, washing or offering water over the seated man's feet from a silver plate holding fruit and flowers. Behind them two shaved-headed men in orange robes with rudraksha malas sit, and a man in orange stands. Seated devotees on the left, including a woman in a white top with folded hands, watch. A man in orange near the top left takes a photograph. Wooden doors and windows are in the background. The seated man is a person by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, gold ornaments and a garland, though identity is uncertain from appearance.2014-06-20A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a white-and-pink flower garland sits on a raised orange cushioned seat in a small room with floral floor covering. A devotee in orange kneels before the seated figure, washing or offering at a brass plate of flowers and a tray, while another devotee in white shirt and folded hands bends forward. Standing attendants in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas surround them. Women in white and purple saris stand nearby, one photographer in white shirt holds a camera. Framed pictures and a deity image appear on the walls, and a metal stand holds a lamp fixture near the seat.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 20 20142014-06-20June 20 20142014-06-20A photo of a padapuja at a devotee's house. A seated figure with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, red-and-white garland and orange-and-red cloth is receiving the ritual while a man in a white dhoti and shirt washes his feet from a brass plate. A woman in an orange-and-red sari stands with palms joined, and a young man in white with a rudraksha mala stands nearby. Several saffron-robed sannyasis, one holding a mobile phone, stand in the background beside a large brass trident. Another devotee in white crouches on the left, and a shaved-headed man in white stands behind. The scene has an orange and white room with a striped floor mat. Visible Swamiji (probable) cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and orange cloth on the seated central figure, who is receiving padapuja.2014-07-01A photo inside a small room with yellow walls and framed photographs on the wall above. Seated on a red throne-like chair at right is a person with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-red robe, a white and red flower garland, a rudraksha mala, and gold armbands; they hold a silver ceremonial staff upright. In front, a woman in a white sari with a gold border sits with palms joined in namaste. A man in a white vest and dhoti with a red sash sits on a striped mat, holding a small flame in front of him. Behind them, a shaved-headed attendant in saffron sits on the mat, and standing devotees in saffron and white stand around the room. Flower petals and a brass plate of flowers lie on the mat. Pada puja and a devotee's home visit appear to be taking place.2014-07-01July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 20 20142014-06-20A photograph inside a room with a red-and-gold chair at right. A person with long hair, a white and orange-red garland of flowers, rudraksha beads, orange-red robes and a decorated armband sits on the chair, holding a long ceremonial staff. In front, seated on a colourful striped rug, a devotee in white clothing with folded hands receives a ritual, while a man in white sits beside a steel bowl and an offering plate with flowers. Behind them, several people stand in saffron and white clothes, some with folded hands; a photographer at right holds a camera. The scene appears to be a pada puja or darshan in a home.2014-07-01Indoor photograph of a foot-washing or padapuja ritual in a small room. A man in orange robes and a red-and-orange shawl sits on a cushioned seat at left, wearing long white and pink flower garlands and rudraksha beads, holding a silver staff. He appears to be the central honoured figure; the candidate's appearance is partly visible, with shaved-looking head and rudraksha cues, and the description is uncertain. Seated people in white and orange clothes wash or tend his feet from a brass plate with offerings. Around them, devotees in orange and white sit or stand, including a man in white shirt photographing with a camera, women in blue and purple saris, and a woman in purple at the window. Pictures and posters hang on the wall at right and a deity picture hangs at upper left.2014-07-04 +1 copies