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A photograph inside a small room with pink walls and a wooden door frame. A figure with long hair tied back, wearing an orange robe and red and white flower garlands, sits on a cushioned chair holding a silver ceremonial staff upright and raising a hand in blessing. Seated before him on a striped mat, a woman in a teal sari presses her palms together, and an elderly woman in glasses and a red blouse sits with folded hands. A man in white in the foreground holds a brass plate with grains and a lit oil lamp. Standing behind them are a woman in a cream and blue sari, a man in orange, and several children in school clothes with hands folded in prayer.

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Indoor photo in a pink-walled room where a seated figure in an orange sleeveless robe with red and white flower garlands holds up a silver trident-like staff toward a small group. In the foreground, an elderly man in white shirt and an older woman in white sari sit before a brass plate with a lit oil lamp and grains, joining their hands in prayer. Behind them, a woman in a teal sari, a woman in white with gold bangles and a rudraksha-style necklace, and several children and young people stand or sit with palms pressed together. A bald man in orange cloth stands near the back, and a man in white clothes stands at the left edge. The scene resembles a blessing or aarti in a home. The swami-like seated figure's identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA seated figure in orange robes with a red and white flower garland holds a tall silver staff topped with a ornate finial and a small silver bell, while a group performs a home puja in a pink-walled room. A woman in a white and blue-bordered sari with a black beaded necklace holds a flame over a brass tray of grains, with a man in white kneeling beside, and a woman in a teal sari with bangles presses her palms together. Several children and young women in school-style uniforms stand or sit with palms joined, and monks in saffron cloth stand behind, one with a shaved head. Swamiji (probable) appears as the seated figure with long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a garland, and the page identifies him as present at this event. A framed picture hangs on the wall.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04July 03 20142014-07-03A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a small room with pale yellow walls. A figure seated on a large reddish-orange upholstered chair wears orange-saffron robes, a long garland of white flowers with blue, green and red ribbon, bangles, and holds a silver trishul trident aloft in one hand while the other is raised in greeting. Seated on the floor before him, a young man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala and a shaved head tends a brass oil lamp, and a woman in white sari with gold border offers flowers and a brass vessel. Devotees in white and saffron, a woman in purple sari, a girl in red and gold, and a boy in white shirt kneel or stand with hands folded in anjali. A man in a checked shirt and a cameraman in orange clothing stand at the back. Flower petals and a brass tray lie on the floor. The seated figure is a person, identified by the chair, trident, saffron robes, and garlands, in a padapuja setting.2014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03A photograph of a padapuja in a small room. A man seated on a red-brown throne with long swept-back hair, a multicoloured garland of white flowers and a trident in his right hand is blessing devotees, his palm raised. He wears saffron-orange robes, rudraksha beads and gold bangles. Before him, a white-clad priest with shaved head and tilak holds a lit oil lamp and a bell. Devotees in white and purple saris and white dhotis kneel with folded hands, a woman holds flowers, and boys and men stand behind. A man in the back takes photographs. Scattered petals lie on the floor.2014-07-03July 03 20142014-07-03June 26 20142014-06-26July 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copies