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A photograph of a home padapuja in a small room with a checkered tile floor and an orange patterned rug. A bald elderly man in white clothes bows forward, head lowered, while a woman in a bare-shouldered dark red garment with gold trim and a gold necklace places a long white flower garland around his neck and touches his head. A seated woman in red and a seated woman in yellow sit nearby, with a silver staff with a kalasha-like top standing behind the woman in red garments. Behind them, a standing man in orange and red robes holds a camera, and a group of about fifteen seated and standing family members with folded hands watch, including children and an elderly woman in white.

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June 20 20142014-06-20June 20 20142014-06-20June 20 20142014-06-20 +1 copiesJune 20 20142014-06-20Indoor photo of a pada puja at a house visit. A seated man in an orange-and-maroon robe, with a yellow-and-red floral garland and bangles, sits on a cushion while a woman in a red top and orange saree and a man in orange robes wash his feet from a brass plate. A young man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala holds a silver staff or sceptre beside him. Two monastic attendants in orange with rudraksha malas stand behind, one holding a camera. Several people in white and saffron-toned clothes sit or stand with hands folded along the wall, and a red patterned rug covers the floor. The depicted man is labelled a person on appearance cues: the swept-back hair, the ceremonial floral garland and gold-toned adornments; this is an appearance-based candidate, not a confirmed identity.2014-07-08A 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.2014-07-01June 16 20142014-06-16July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph inside a home room during a padapuja house visit. A man with long dark hair, a red-orange robe, a rudraksha-style red and white flower garland and gold bangles sits on a cushioned seat holding a tall silver staff. A woman in a maroon sari kneels and bows to his feet, which rest in a silver tray. Behind them a standing man in an orange dhoti holds an object, and a young man in orange sits to the side. On the right, a woman in a purple sari with folded hands, a grey-haired man in white with folded hands, a woman in orange folds her hands in namaskar, and several older people in white and pink watch seated on the floor. A wall shelf displays small figurines and an altar corner is visible at the back. Swamiji (probable): the seated man wears long hair, gold bangles, a flower garland and a red-orange robe, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji's darshan.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 16 20142014-06-16A seated man in orange and maroon robes, wearing a long flower garland, gold necklace and gold armbands, holds up a silver trident while smiling in a room decorated with flower strings in pink, yellow and white. Two devotees in white kneel before his chair and wash or honour his feet, while a row of saffron-robed sannyasis with shaved heads stands behind him. Several women in saris, including one in a green sari and one in cream with a shawl, stand and look on. A tray of ripe bananas and mangoes sits in front of the chair, and a bowl of offerings is near the feet. The setting suggests a padapuja or home-visit welcome.2014-06-20A photograph of a home padapuja ritual. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange sari with a gold border, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces sits on a mat with a shawl over one arm, extending a bare foot. An elderly man in white with a white flower garland bows low to wash or honour the feet, while a woman in a red sari kneels beside him. A bald attendant in orange holds a long silver staff. A cameraman in a dark red robe photographs the scene. Seated and standing devotees watch with hands folded, including a woman in white and a man with a red shawl. Brass plates hold rice and petals, and a string of rudraksha beads lies on a tray.2014-06-20