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A seated man with long swept-back hair, smiling broadly, wears rudraksha malas, gold armband, bangles and an orange-red shawl over a saffron cloth while a woman in orange sari with bandaged wrist and glasses performs padapuja by touching his feet. Behind them a seated man in white holds a red fruit and a flower garland, a young boy in orange wears a flower garland, and more devotees in orange stand near a framed deity picture of Tirupati Balaji in a cream-walled room. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the seated smiling figure receiving padapuja, identified by long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and orange-red shawl.

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A photograph of a padapuja at a home visit. A bare-chested man with a sandalwood-coloured shawl and a rudraksha mala, wearing gold bangles and a gold necklace, sits on a chair while a woman in an orange sari bends forward to wash his feet from a silver vessel. Seated nearby, a man in a white dhoti gives a blessing and a boy in an orange cloth stands with garlands. Several devotees in orange and white clothing stand in a yellow-walled room; a child in a patterned dress presses his palms together. A framed picture of a deity murti hangs on the wall. Visible: about eight people. The bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments may be a person receiving the padapuja.2014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a domestic room with pale yellow walls and a framed devotional picture of a deity on the wall. A man in a white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala sits on a cream armchair, leaning forward and placing his hand on the head of a seated young person in saffron-orange robes, rudraksha beads and a red-and-gold shawl, who smiles. A woman in orange robes with glasses and a rudraksha mala kneels at left, holding out her hands with a red apple nearby. Another saffron-robed young man with a shaved head and white flower garland stands behind, and a few onlookers stand at the edges of the frame, including a woman in a green garment. The scene suggests a padapuja or darshan visit in a devotee's house.2014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07July 01 20142014-07-01A photograph of a padapuja during a home visit in a small yellow-walled room. A seated elderly man in a white shirt with white vibhuti on his forehead has his hands pressed together, sitting beside a young boy in orange robes wearing white and red flower garlands. A woman in orange sari kneels in front, offering a red apple, while another woman in orange with a rudraksha mala and bangles extends her hand. A shaved-headed young man in orange robes with a flower garland pours or arranges items at a small table. Standing at left are a woman in a teal sari with a gold-patterned shawl, a small child, and a man in a striped shirt. A framed deity image and another framed picture hang on the wall. Whether the elderly man in white is a person cannot be established from appearance alone, so he is described by role only.2014-07-07 +1 copies