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A home visit in a living room with a red brick pillar, wall shelves holding carved wooden figures, a vintage radio and a framed picture. A seated figure in saffron and maroon robes, a white flower garland and gold ornaments holds up a silver ceremonial staff with a raised right hand, smiling. Before him, a young girl in a pink dress and a seated woman in white clap their hands in devotion, with a bald man in an orange robe at the lower edge. Standing behind them are a man in a light blue shirt, a man in white dhoti, a man in orange robe with rudraksha mala, a woman in a green shawl, and a man photographing with a camera, along with a few other onlookers. Fruit sits at the right edge on a tray.

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July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA home visit padapuja in a tiled living room. A long-haired figure in orange-saffron robes, adorned with white jasmine garlands, gold necklaces, bangles and armband, sits in a wooden rocking chair raising one hand in blessing while a woman in white and gold sari, with a red-and-purple shawl, holds a lit lamp near his feet. A man in white kurta sits cross-legged beside her, hands folded. Behind them, a standing crowd of devotees in white dhotis, saffron-clad monks and a cameraman watches; a kalasha-like brass item and a bowl of mangoes and bananas sit on the floor. Wall shelves hold a wooden carving, a brass elephant and a vintage radio. A bald monk in orange stands nearby.2014-06-20June 20 20142014-06-20July 01 20142014-07-01June 20 20142014-06-20 +1 copiesA domestic interior during a house-visit padapuja. A seated man with long hair in a bun, wearing a red-brown dhoti, orange shawl, a garland of white and yellow flowers and gold armlets, sits on an orange cushion at right, holding a silver staff topped with a ceremonial finial. Before him, a woman in orange and a man in a white striped shirt with a forehead mark hold a lit flame over a brass plate of flowers and rice. Devotees in saffron and red stand and kneel around the room, including a woman in a pink sari, a man in an orange robe, a boy in a white shirt and a man in orange holding a camera. A bowl of flowers rests on the floor. The scene is a photo of a puja inside a home.2014-07-08A devotee house-visit padapuja in a home shrine room with pink walls and a framed deity picture behind glass. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange-red robe, rudraksha mala with a white flower garland and gold armbands, sits on a red cushioned seat holding a silver ceremonial staff. Nearby, a woman in a blue saree with gold bangles and a bearded older man with rudraksha beads sit in devotional postures, hands folded in anjali. Several saffron-clad young sannyasis stand around, one photographing with a camera, and a white-clad man kneels with folded hands. Flowers, a kalasha-like offering plate and pink flowers decorate the altar.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesPhotograph of a home pada puja. A long-haired man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a white jasmine garland, gold necklaces and gold armlets, sits in a wooden armchair with his bare feet resting on a small platform. He raises a silver ceremonial staff with his right hand. Before him, a woman in a cream sari and a man in white kurta sit on the floor; the woman holds a lit oil lamp towards the seated figure's feet. Fruits, flower petals and a flower bundle lie on the orange cloth. Standing devotees in white and cream clothing and a cameraman in a red robe watch from the background, beside brick pillars and wooden shelves holding small statues.2014-06-20A seated man in maroon and ochre robes with long swept-back hair, a long silver trident-topped staff in his right hand, and red-and-white flower garlands, sits on a red throne-like chair in a home room. Before him on the floor, a woman in a white sari and a man in an ochre shawl with rudraksha mala sit beside a small flame and a brass plate of flower petals, while a young girl in a green dress watches. Two shaved-headed young men in orange robes with rudraksha malas kneel nearby, and devotees in ochre, white dhotis and saris stand with hands folded along the wall. This appears to be a pada puja performed in a devotee's house with an oil lamp and flower offering. The image is a photograph; the seated man has distinctive long hair, ochre robes, a staff and garlands that match Swamiji (probable) as the presiding figure.2014-07-01June 20 20142014-06-20July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copies