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A padapuja-style ritual in a home interior. A seated figure on the left wears an orange-and-maroon robe, a long flower garland of white and red blooms, gold bangles and a rudraksha mala, and is holding a tall silver staff. Before him a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red-tilaka forehead holds a lit camphor flame over a brass lamp. Three saffron-robed young ascetics sit on a red cloth with rudraksha malas and hands folded, one holding a brass aarti lamp. A standing devotee in white with a camera watches, and an older woman in a red sari stands with palms joined beside a flower-filled vase of calla lilies. Oil lamp flame and scattered petals on the floor.

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June 20 20142014-06-20Indoor ritual in a yellow-walled room. A figure on the left with long dark hair, red-and-white flower garland and reddish-brown dress holds up a silver lamp stand, appearing to lead the rite. Seated centre, a shaved-headed young priest in saffron-orange cloth with rudraksha mala and sacred ash marks sits before a plate of flowers and a lit oil lamp. Around them, devotees in white shirts and saffron-clad attendants with malas sit or stand, several extending hands toward the flame. Brass bowls, offerings and a striped mat lie on the cloth. A camera operator in white stands behind the group.2014-06-27June 20 20142014-06-20A photograph of a seated man in saffron and rust-coloured robes on an orange-draped throne, wearing a long garland of yellow and red flowers over rudraksha beads, holding a silver staff in one hand and raising the other palm in blessing. Several people in orange and white attire stand and sit beside him, including a shaved-headed attendant in saffron with a white forehead mark and a white-clad man holding a gold-tipped rod. Two women with flower-adorned hair sit with folded hands before a lit oil lamp and a brass thali of flowers and fruit. Marigold and jasmine petals lie on the floor. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and saffron robes, consistent with the page's identification of the event.2013-06-23 +3 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesPhoto inside a small pink-walled room during a pada puja at a devotee's house. A seated figure with long dark hair, a white flower and red rose garland, orange robes with gold border, and gold earrings sits on a raised seat, smiling, with feet being honoured. A bald man in orange robes and rudraksha beads sits behind, and a man in a white shirt and dhoti holds a lit oil lamp beside a woman in orange and red sari with folded hands. Flower petals lie on a red cloth. Standing devotees in orange and white watch with palms pressed together, and a cameraman in orange stands near a wall fan and a window with bunting.2014-06-26June 20 20142014-06-20A photograph of an indoor house-visit puja in a plain room with white walls and a window. On the left, a man with long swept-back hair sits on an orange cushioned seat, wearing an orange-and-maroon garment, a large orange-and-red flower garland, gold armlets and bracelets, and rudraksha beads. Facing him, a bare-chested man in white dhoti holds a lit oil lamp toward him. Seated on a white floral cloth, a young saffron-robed boy holds a silver plate of offerings, another saffron-clad person sits with a camera, and a woman in a maroon sari sits nearby. A white-clad elder stands at the doorway, and an older woman in a magenta sari sits at the right edge with flowers on a tray. a person is the man seated on the orange seat, identified by his long swept-back hair, orange-and-maroon robe, rudraksha beads and gold ornaments; the figure performing the aarti is a priest in white.2014-07-08July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJune 26 20142014-06-26