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A living-room padapuja at a devotee's house. A man with long dark hair, a crown-less head, a red-brown dhoti and shawl, multiple rudraksha and flower garlands, and ornate gold bangles sits on a sofa holding a tall silver staff with a disc top. Beside him a younger woman in a white and pink sari bends over a silver tray with lamps and offerings. An older woman in a white sari with gold border sits with palms pressed together and rudraksha around her neck. Behind them, two men in orange robes sit, and a photographer in orange clothing holds a camera. A framed portrait of a woman garlanded with marigolds, brass oil lamps and a draped altar table fill the background.

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July 07 20142014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA seated man in a maroon-red robe with gold border and a white flower garland holds a tall silver staff upward, appearing to perform a home puja. Gold bangles adorn his wrists and rudraksha beads hang at his chest. Beside him, a young monk in saffron robes and rudraksha mala sits on a mat, and a young girl in a cream sari with a red blouse kneels with palms joined and rudraksha mala. A woman in the lower right also joins her palms. Behind them a man in saffron robe with a camera stands in a living room with a sofa, bookshelf, brass lamps and a brass tray with offerings.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a home visit in a living room during a padapuja. A man seated on a sofa at left, wearing a red-orange dhoti and shawl with white flower garlands, a red-and-green flower garland, gold armbands and bangles, and a white tilak, holds up a silver staff with a round top. A seated woman in a cream-and-pink sari with a rudraksha mala palms together, and another woman in white with a brown-orange shawl sits beside her with hands folded. A young man in orange robes sits on the striped mat with brass plates, and a standing man in orange and saffron robes with a rudraksha mala holds a camera. A brass lamp with a flame and yellow flowers are visible at right, along with a bookshelf and framed picture on the wall. The seated man has a distinctive long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and garlands, which appear consistent with the page's Swamiji reference, so the appearance-based candidate is labelled Swamiji (probable) in this sentence.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja house visit inside a living room. A seated figure in a rust-red robe with a white and red floral garland and gold armbands holds a silver ceremonial staff upright while smiling. Before him, a woman in a white sari with orange border presses her palms together in prayer. A young man in orange robes with rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a striped mat, and another in white dhoti and shawl with a mala holds a small paper. A woman in a pink blouse holds a brass plate of offerings. Orange and red cushions, a small brass deity figure and an orange garland decorate the room; a flat-screen TV is on the right. Several people stand in the background, including a man in white and a woman in a sari.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copies