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A photograph inside a home living room during a padapuja house visit. A smiling man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a rust-red dhoti with gold border, a rudraksha mala necklace and gold armlets, extends his hands toward a woman in an orange and white saree who kneels and holds out her hands. Behind them a woman in a cream saree stands, another person sits in orange on the floor, and oil lamps and a fruit-and-flower offering tray sit on the floor. A framed painting hangs on the wall and an air conditioner is mounted above.

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Indoor home visit during a padapuja at a devotee's house. A man with long dark hair tied in a bun, wearing a rust-red dhoti with a gold waistband, rudraksha mala beads, gold armlets and bangles, extends his hands to a smiling woman in a white and orange sari with a red shawl, who receives items from him. Behind them a seated figure in orange clothing sits near lit oil lamps, brass kalasha and small flower offerings on the floor. The room has framed art, a bookshelf, a cream sofa with orange cushions and a wall-mounted air conditioner. a person: the man wears rudraksha malas, gold armlets and a rust-red dhoti, consistent with his presentation at this event.2014-07-07May 28 20132013-05-28October 12 20172017-10-12July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA seated man in a maroon-red robe with gold border and a white flower garland holds a tall silver staff upward, appearing to perform a home puja. Gold bangles adorn his wrists and rudraksha beads hang at his chest. Beside him, a young monk in saffron robes and rudraksha mala sits on a mat, and a young girl in a cream sari with a red blouse kneels with palms joined and rudraksha mala. A woman in the lower right also joins her palms. Behind them a man in saffron robe with a camera stands in a living room with a sofa, bookshelf, brass lamps and a brass tray with offerings.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a darshan moment in an ashram hall. A man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested with a red-and-gold wrap, a beaded orange-and-gold necklace and a purple beaded bracelet, places his right hand on the forehead of a smiling young woman in a red and gold sari with a dark rudraksha-style mala. Behind them a seated audience in red and orange robes and white garments watches; a wooden box with money notes sits near the hands. An overhead screen shows part of the stage. Appearance cues are suggestive but the page says Swamiji is not at this event, so the identity is uncertain.2015-07-10A seated figure in an orange-brown saffron robe with a long coral-beaded necklace and a white vibhuti mark on the forehead places his right hand on the head of a woman with dark hair pulled back, who wears an orange saree with a green and gold border and presses her palms together in anjali. Both are smiling. Behind them, a red tray holds sweets and offerings, a gold-trimmed cushion or throne is on the left, and several people in white and red garments stand in the background. The gesture looks like a blessing given during satsang or darshan. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with the page's claim, with a saffron robe, beaded necklace and vibhuti, but the face is partly turned away, so identity is uncertain.2013-12-31May 01 20142014-05-01A photograph of a home-visit puja inside a domestic room with wooden floor and orange cushions. A man with hair tied back, wearing a maroon dhoti with gold border, a red and white flower garland and gold armbands, sits on a bolster-lined seat. Two attendants in orange garments stand or sit nearby. Before him, a woman in white and a woman in teal sit on an orange mat, with a man in white kneeling and holding a lit flame on a plate. A tall silver-toned ritual pole with carved designs is held upright in the foreground. Behind them, a wooden cabinet holds brass vessels and a kalasha-style set, with a framed picture on the shelves and a wall hanging depicting figures and an elephant at right.2014-07-08May 10 20142014-05-10August 07 20172017-08-07July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copies