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Photograph inside a small temple hall with pale green walls and a crowd of onlookers behind. A bare-chested priest with a grey beard, white-and-orange sectarian markings on his forehead and a beaded necklace drapes a white and red flower garland over the head of a man bowing, who wears a red silk cloth, gold-toned ornaments on the chest and a white ribbon tied in his hair. A woman in an orange sari with a red bindi stands beside them, and a man in glasses in a light striped shirt watches. Some spectators hold or raise a camera.

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Inside a small room with pink walls, a woman in an orange-red sari with a dark bun places a garland of white jasmine and red flowers on a person's head. Around her, a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, saffron-robed sannyasis, a bald man in orange with rudraksha malas, and children gather closely. A shelf with framed pictures and a deity murti is visible behind them, and an orange-robed man with a tilak stands near the doorway. The scene reads as a garlanding welcome, a darshan reception.2014-07-02 +1 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27June 21 20122012-06-21A photo of a padapuja at a devotee's home. A woman in a red blouse with jasmine in her hair bows low and touches the feet of a person seated on a yellow-cushioned chair. The seated figure wears an orange-red robe, a red-orange turban, a rudraksha mala and layered garlands of white jasmine, red and orange flowers, and smiles while holding a silver staff. Nearby, a man in a white-and-orange dhoti, a bare-chested man with an orange cloth, a woman in a green sari with gold border and several devotees stand with hands folded in namaskar. Flower petals lie on the floor, and a green wall and small shelf with framed pictures are behind them. Probable Swamiji cues: turban, rudraksha mala, saffron clothing and ornate garlands on the seated figure receiving padapuja.2014-07-01June 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph inside a small whitewashed room during a padapuja. In the foreground a man in a red-brown turban and red-brown robe, with a red-brown shawl and rudraksha mala, holds a garland of white and pink flowers and offers it toward an unseen altar. Behind him, an older woman in a white sari with cream border presses her palms together, a man in white shirt wears a rudraksha mala, a woman in an orange sari holds a young child, and several young shaven-headed men in orange robes stand near the wall. One orange-robed man holds a camera. Framed religious prints hang above on the green-trimmed wall, with a small oil lamp and flowers visible at the lower right.2014-07-03August 06 20092009-08-06Outdoor scene under a red canopy hung with green leaf garlands and yellow fringe. A woman with long dark hair, wearing a maroon and gold garment, bows her head while a large garland of red and white flowers, green leaves and a strand of yellow beads is placed around her neck by a man in a saffron-striped robe. Behind her, a shaved-headed attendant in an orange-red robe and rudraksha mala watches. At the right, a bald man in an orange-red robe with a rudraksha mala gestures with his hand. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas, crowd the scene, with a vehicle parked behind.2014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03A photo of a crowded indoor reception in a narrow corridor with pink walls and a dark wooden door. In the foreground, a figure with long swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe with a cream garland of white flowers and a rudraksha mala, sits facing a seated couple. A woman in a green-trimmed white sari with a red floral garland and a man in a white shirt with a red garland kneel before him; the man holds a red fruit and offers it. Behind them, devotees in white shirts and saffron robes stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and several boys and a young girl are visible. Visible cues include the long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, but the scene is crowded and partly cut off, so identity remains uncertain.2014-07-02December 26 20062006-12-26