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A photograph inside a domestic room decorated for a home puja visit. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style beads and gold bangles holds a silver trident aloft with one hand while holding a yellow paper-wrapped bouquet with the other. Behind is an orange draped backdrop garlanded with marigolds and orange flowers. A photographer in orange clothing stands with a camera. In front, a woman in a magenta sari and a man in white shirt sit on the floor near a lit oil lamp and metal offering vessels, with a sannyasi in white dhoti seated beside them. Orange and white cloth, flowers and brass vessels fill the scene. Probable Swamiji is present by appearance cues: long hair, saffron clothing, gold ornaments and bead necklace, seated as the honoured figure.

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July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA padapuja at a home in Tamil Nadu. A seated figure in orange robes and a red-and-white flower garland holds a silver trident aloft while a devotee in a white shirt kneels, holding a lit oil lamp flame near feet strewn with pink petals. Standing behind, a younger person in saffron robes presses palms together, and a man in a checked shirt, a woman in a yellow sari and men in white shirts watch with hands folded. A photographer's camera is raised at the upper left. The room has white walls, a green-tiled wall and a wooden door.2014-07-03July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA domestic house visit with a pada puja in a living room decorated with orange drapes and marigold garlands. Seated devotees in white and purple saris and a white shirt sit on a mat with a brass oil lamp and a tray of fruit and flowers. A young boy in white ritual cloth sits with a tray, a shaved-head boy in white stands nearby, a woman in a pink and green sari stands at left, and a man in an orange cloth photographs the scene.2014-07-07 +1 copiesIndoor photograph of a pada puja-style ritual in a small room with yellow and cream walls and purple paper streamers. A central figure seated on an orange-draped chair wears a red and yellow marigold garland and gold bangles, and holds up a silver trident while smiling. Behind him a younger attendant in orange robes and rudraksha beads holds the trident's shaft. In front, a man in white clothes and a red shawl holds a brass oil lamp with a flame. Seated devotees in green and white sit along the left wall, and a monk with shaved head in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits at lower right beside a tray of apples and sweets, with white jasmine flowers on the floor.2014-06-22A photograph of a pada puja in a home interior with orange walls. A woman with long dark hair and a red-and-gold-trimmed red garment sits on a black leather armchair draped in orange, wearing a long red and yellow flower garland and a bangle, holding up a silver trident-topped staff. Before her on an orange cloth is a tray of marigold and rose petals, a bowl of flowers and a lit oil lamp. A bald young man in orange robes with a white flower garland sits to her right, and a standing young man in white dhoti holds a shopping bag. A man in a camera-carrying role wears an orange-and-gold shawl at the top left. Devotees in front, including a seated man with folded hands in white and a woman in a pink blouse, face the scene.2014-06-26A photograph of a domestic house-visit ritual in a small room with pink-lilac walls. A seated woman in a red-brown sari with a thick garland of yellow, white and green-red flowers and a silver staff-like ceremonial rod holds the staff upright on the right. In front of her, a woman in white and a man in white with a red shawl sit on a striped mat while a man in maroon holds a flame over a plate; a small oil lamp burns on the floor beside a tray of flowers. Behind them, saffron-robed attendants stand, one holding a camera, and a shaved-headed youth in orange with beads sits on the mat. A framed deity picture hangs on the wall.2014-06-27July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA seated person in saffron-orange robes and a red-and-white flower garland holding a silver trident aloft on a cushioned orange throne, with a red bindi and rudraksha beads. Beside them a second person in orange clothing and bead necklaces tends a lit oil lamp on a tray. Two children in white and a standing attendant in orange sit or stand nearby, with flower petals and marigold garlands scattered on the floor and a white draped backdrop decorated with flowers behind.2013-06-23 +2 copiesA seated woman in a rust-orange sari with a long yellow and white flower garland and a green leaf-and-marigold garland holds up a silver ceremonial staff with a round top, and smiles with eyes closed. Beside her, a monastic in orange robes with rudraksha beads tends a small brass oil lamp with a flame, while a bald young man in orange and another in white with a mala stand behind. A man in white clothes with a red shawl and a woman in white saris press palms together or offer hands near a tray of flowers and a small brass pot. Shelves with books, a framed picture and a deity poster hang on the pale wall in an ordinary room, indicating a home ritual with an oil lamp and offerings.2014-06-27A photograph of a padapuja in a home room. A seated figure in an orange shawl and dark red-brown garment, wearing a red and white flower garland with yellow beads, holds a silver trident-like staff upright. Nearby, a man in white shirt and dhoti and another in white with a red shawl kneel near a lit oil lamp and flower petals on the floor. Standing devotees look on, including a woman in a yellow sari and a man in a checked shirt, and a figure in orange clothing with hands folded in prayer. A brass lamp stand and a framed photograph are visible in the room.2014-07-03 +1 copies