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Photograph of a home ritual gathering. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing a rust-red and orange shawl, white jasmine garland and rudraksha-style beads, sits on a silver-framed chair holding a tall silver staff, appearing to bless the room. a person: long swept-back hair, saffron-red shawl and garland cues. Beside him a young boy in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with palms joined. A woman in a white sari with blue border and a man in white dhoti sit on red cushions holding pink flowers and offerings. Standing behind, women in saffron, yellow and white saris wear garlands and stand with hands folded, with a glowing oil lamp on the floor.

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July 10 20142014-07-10July 07 20142014-07-07 +2 copiesA photograph of a padapuja (foot-worship) during a house visit in a domestic living room. On the right, a bare-chested man in saffron-red cloth with a shawl, long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and a large white flower garland sits on a red cushioned seat, holding a tall silver staff topped with a kalasha-like finial. Beside him a young woman in a white sari with green border sits on the floor watching a devotee, and a man in white kneels at lower left with his hands at a brass plate of flowers. Other men in orange robes sit or stand around the room; a red sofa, a refrigerator and patterned curtains are visible. Several people are present in the room.2014-07-07July 01 20142014-07-01July 10 20142014-07-10July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 10 20142014-07-10A seated man in saffron-orange robes, with a white and orange flower garland, has his feet washed in a brass vessel during a padapuja in a home interior. He wears gold armlets and a red tilak, and has long swept-back hair. Around him, devotees kneel and pour water over his feet; one woman in a white sari with green border holds her hands in anjali. A younger man in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl stands with a rudraksha mala, and a man in orange holds a silver trident. A man in orange holds a camera. Fruit, flowers and a small deity murti sit on a table, and the room has arched stone walls and a patterned sofa. a person: the seated saffron-robed figure with long hair, ornate armlets and garland is receiving the padapuja.2014-07-08 +1 copiesA photograph inside a home room during a house-visit ritual. A bare-chested man with swept-back hair, a red floral garland, rudraksha beads and gold bangles sits on a low seat holding a tall silver ritual staff topped with a round finial, appearing to direct the rite. Opposite him a woman in a gold and orange sari sits on the floor holding a lit oil lamp flame over a metal vessel, her palms joined. A young man in saffron robes with rudraksha beads stands beside her near the flame. A woman in a dark-red sari and a man in white dhoti with a shawl stand at a far doorway, and a camera operator in saffron-red clothing photographs the scene at right. Gold-framed deity pictures hang on the wall, and marigold petals are scattered on the floor. Swamiji (probable) is the seated man with the silver staff, identifiable by his swept-back hair, red garland, rudraksha beads and gold bangles.2014-07-08July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07Indoor 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.2014-07-08