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A seated man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-brown shawl, rudraksha-style beads, and a garland of white flowers, holds a silver trishula upright while sitting on a silver-backed chair with an orange cushion in front of red and gold striped curtains. Around him, devotees in white ritual clothes sit on the floor: a man with glasses and bare upper body, a woman in purple and maroon sari, and others holding flowers and an oil lamp. A brass plate with a lit lamp and flowers sits on a low mat. A glass cabinet of small figurines and a framed photo appear on the wall. a person in the seat of honour. Persons visible: about 10.

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A seated figure in a red-brown robe and a rudraksha mala with a white flower garland sits on a silver-framed throne before red and gold striped curtains, holding a silver trident upright in his right hand and raising his left palm. Around him, devotees sit on the floor in white clothes and orange-red shawls, several holding small oil lamps as part of a puja, while a woman in a maroon sari has a tray of red fruit beside her. A small shrine with framed images and a silver figurine stands in the room. The seated figure has long hair and distinctive adornments with the rudraksha mala and garland, consistent with a probable Swamiji candidate in a ceremonial puja setting, with eight visible participants around him.2014-06-08A small room with red and yellow striped curtains hangs behind a seated figure in a maroon robe and white flower garland, holding a silver trident aloft on a silver-backed chair set on a red cloth. A ring of devotees in white clothes and red-orange shawls sits on the floor around a tray with oil lamps and a brass plate, some with palms pressed together in prayer, others holding lamps. A fan, a shelf with small deity figures and a framed photo, and a lit red-and-purple panel are visible. Eight to nine seated people are visible.2014-06-08June 08 20142014-06-08A photograph of a small room with red and gold striped curtains behind a seated figure on a silver throne-like chair holding a silver trident aloft. The seated figure wears a red and orange garment, a white flower garland, and a red tilak, with a bare upper body; this is a person candidate on the throne. Around him, about eight people sit on the floor in a semicircle in white and red-orange clothes with rudraksha malas, several holding lit oil lamps and one woman in maroon sari offering with hands together. A small table holds fruit and brass plates, a wall shelf holds framed photographs, and a standing fan stands at right. The scene resembles a puja or satsang.2014-06-08A photo of a home padapuja inside a red-walled living room. A long-haired figure in orange robes, wearing gold armlets and a garland of white and red flowers, sits on an orange-draped seat holding a silver trident. Before them a woman in a red-and-white sari and a man in red shirt and white dhoti hold a lit oil lamp over a plate of fruit and flowers. A young boy in orange and a teen in white and orange garlands kneel beside them. Standing devotees in white clothes with garlands press their palms together along the wall, and a cameraperson with a camera is visible. Pink and red floral garlands decorate the doorway.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja in a small room with a cream wall and red-and-yellow striped curtain. A seated man on a silver-framed throne with orange cushions, wearing a rust-red robe and a white-and-red flower garland, has his bare feet placed on a metal tray of flower petals while a woman in maroon sits before him. Around him, devotees sit on red and patterned floor mats: a young woman in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala, a woman in red with a rudraksha mala, a woman in white with folded hands, a bespectacled man in white with a rudraksha mala, and an older man in white in the foreground. A framed portrait on the wall, garlanded with flowers, shows a figure in saffron robes with a rudraksha necklace. A trident and small shrine stand in the background. Several people hold their hands in anjali mudra.2014-06-08A photograph of a padapuja in a small room with cream walls and red-and-yellow striped curtains. A man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, with a white flower garland and rudraksha beads, sits on a silver-backed chair holding a silver trident. His bare feet rest in a metal plate of flower petals while devotees sit around him on the floor. A woman in a red-and-gold sari, a woman in a dark-red top, and a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala sit nearby. A young girl in a white top and orange shawl holds a plate. A glass cabinet with small figurines and a silver statue of a dancing deity stand against the wall. The man in the chair has distinctive long swept-back hair and saffron ceremonial clothing, consistent with a probable Swamiji (probable) presence in the scene.2014-06-08A photograph of a small room during a padapuja-style gathering. A central figure in an orange-red robe with a rudraksha mala and a white flower garland sits on a silver-backed chair holding a silver trident upright. Around him, about eight devotees sit on the floor with palms pressed together or holding small oil lamps, several wearing white ritual clothes and garlands. A woman in a maroon sari sits to the left beside a tray of fruit. Red and yellow striped curtains hang behind, with a framed picture on the wall and a standing fan at right. Fits a satsang or puja setting.2014-06-08July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA seated man in a saffron-and-maroon robe, wearing a white flower garland and a long-handled silver trident, sits on a silver-backed chair in a home room with red-and-yellow striped curtains. Around him, devotees sit on the floor in white dhotis, saffron shawls and rudraksha malas; a woman in a magenta sari holds a lit oil lamp, and others hold lamps and bowls of fruit and flowers, with hands folded in prayer. A small figurine and framed image sit on a wall shelf.2014-06-08A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a red-and-yellow flower garland receives ritual attention in a home room with pink and green balloons. He holds a silver staff topped with a white globe and sits on a chair, with a bare foot extended over a brass plate of fruit and flowers. 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