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A photograph of a home interior during a padapuja house visit. A figure seated on an orange-draped chair wears an orange-brown robe, a red and white flower garland, gold armlets and holds a tall silver staff topped with a trident-like finial. He has long swept-back hair and a crown-like headdress; the appearance is distinctive, but identity is uncertain. Around him seated devotees in saffron, maroon, purple and white saris and white shirts sit on the floor, some with hands folded in prayer, while a seated elderly man in a white polo shirt and glasses watches. A cameraman stands in the background, and a shelf holds small deity murtis and a kalasha-like object near a window. Ritual offerings and a plate with flowers sit on the floor between the seated people.

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July 07 20142014-07-07A seated man in maroon and orange robes, wearing a red and orange flower garland and gold armbands, holds a tall silver staff and gestures forward inside a home room. Around him, devotees sit on the floor and chairs with hands folded in namaskar; a woman in a magenta sari and a woman in a purple sari kneel near a silver plate and offering trays. A photographer in a brown dhoti stands behind them. A small home shrine with deity images and garlands is visible through a doorway, and a cabinet with figurines stands at right. The scene appears to be a padapuja house visit. a person cues: seated central figure in ornate saffron-orange robes with garland and ceremonial staff, presiding role.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a home padapuja visit in a domestic living room. A long-haired figure with a large red and white flower garland and a gold trident-topped staff sits at left in orange-and-maroon robes, with an ornate gold bracelet, appearing to be a Swamiji (probable) by his distinctive long hair, saffron-maroon robes, garlands and ceremonial staff. Seated devotees in saffron, magenta and white saris and white kurta, many with palms joined, sit on a cushioned floor around brass oil lamps and a plate of flowers and offerings. A devotee in orange cloth holds a tray of sweets. A home shrine with a framed deity picture and garlands stands at the back, and a glass cabinet holds small deity figurines. Setting is a padapuja house visit.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a home padapuja visit inside a living room with a shrine. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing orange-red robes, red-and-white rudraksha-like adornments, a red flower garland and gold armlets, sits on a cushioned seat holding a tall silver staff upright. Seated on the floor before him, devotees perform worship: a woman in an orange sari holds a silver cup, a woman in magenta holds a brass vessel, a man in white kurta sits with hands folded, and women in orange and blue saris kneel nearby with a thali of flowers and sweets. A photographer in a dhoti stands in the doorway; a shrine with small deity figures is visible on the right. Probable Swamiji is seated at the centre-left with long hair, orange-red robes and a flower garland, performing padapuja for the family.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesIndoor home puja scene in a living room with a window, air conditioner and a wall shelf of small figurines. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red-and-white flower garland, gold armbands and a red-orange robe sits on an orange-cushioned seat holding a tall silver staff, with a smile and tilak on his forehead; the appearance is consistent with Swamiji (probable), seated as the guest of honour. Seated devotees on the floor include a woman in a maroon sari with palms joined, a woman in a purple-and-yellow sari, a man in white dhoti with palms joined, a woman in red and gold, and a younger woman in orange. A brass lamp with a lit flame and a tray of offerings sit on the floor, and a man in orange and white stands in the background near a doorway with a hanging brass ornament. Fresh flower garlands hang from the doorframe.2014-07-07 +1 copiesIndoor padapuja at a devotee's house in a small room with a split air conditioner and a shrine cabinet. A central seated figure wears a red-orange robe, a red and white flower garland, and a bracelet, and sits on an orange-draped chair; a tall silver trident stands beside him. a person cues are the swept-back long dark hair and the saffron-orange robe with a floral garland, but identity is uncertain. Around him, shaven-headed sannyasis in orange with rudraksha malas sit on the floor, and a woman in a purple sari and several elderly women in saris and a man in a white shirt with glasses kneel or sit with hands pressed in prayer. A brass plate with offerings and an oil lamp rests on the orange cloth. A framed portrait with a garland hangs in the shrine behind, and a man in orange stands in the doorway.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copies