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A devotional scene inside a room with bright pink walls and a framed portrait high on the wall. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a red-orange rudraksha mala, pours or offers from a silver vessel while a woman in a yellow blouse and gold necklace and a younger boy in white hold up items, and a seated figure in a maroon-red garment and orange shawl is attended with a large silver rod. Pink and white flower petals and garlands cover the floor. Several men in white and saffron-orange robes stand in the background, one with a shaved head. The scene looks like a pada puja at a devotee's home. The portrait on the wall shows a figure with long hair and gold necklaces, which is a depiction rather than a physical presence, but the physical person in the foreground is not clearly identifiable.

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July 01 20142014-07-01Indoor ritual in a small yellow-walled room. A seated figure in long dark-red robes with an orange shawl and a red-and-yellow marigold garland receives attention from a man in white shirt and white dhoti seated on a red plastic chair, who is handling flowers. A woman in a white sari with gold border kneels on a patterned mat near a steel plate of pink petals. Behind them a bald man in orange-brown robes with rudraksha beads stands beside a young attendant in white holding a brass trident-like staff. Several women in saris stand at the left with hands folded. Ornate maroon curtain on the right.2014-06-27A devotional scene in a room with pink walls and a framed portrait high on the wall. A seated figure on the right wears an orange-red turban, a saffron-orange shawl, rudraksha beads, gold bangles and a large garland of white jasmine and red roses. He holds a silver trident staff upright. Several devotees in white dhotis and white shirts kneel on the floor around a silver plate, washing or offering to his feet among scattered pink and orange flower petals. Behind them, women in colourful saris, a man in a purple shirt and other onlookers stand and sit watching. A child in a striped shirt is at the lower left. This appears to be a padapuja, with devotees honouring the seated figure's feet.2014-07-01June 27 20142014-06-27June 23 20142014-06-23 +1 copiesJuly 02 20142014-07-02 +1 copiesJune 27 20142014-06-27A pink-walled room during a home pada puja visit. A seated figure on an orange-upholstered chair wears an orange and red turban wrapped with white and pink flower garlands, a long white and red garland, gold armlets and bangles, and holds a silver staff. Before him a devotee in white shirt and mundu holds a lit oil lamp aarti, while devotees sit on the floor among scattered pink and white petals. Saffron-robed attendants stand behind, one photographing with a flash, and devotees in white and orange are visible, some with palms joined. A framed portrait hangs on the wall and a window fan and flower decorations are present. a person is seated, shown by the turban, garlands and orange robes.2014-07-01Overhead photo of a ritual padapuja-style offering in a temple or hall. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits cross-legged at left, pouring or offering from a small metal vessel onto a large silver plate. Beside him a young girl in white and a shaved-headed young man in white sit close by. At right, a seated figure in an orange-red garment draped with white jasmine garlands and red flower garlands is receiving the offering, with gold bangles on the wrist. Bottom right shows brass vessels and a plate of offerings on a low table. A woman in a green blouse with a hair ornament sits at the bottom, extending a hand toward the plate. The scene is a close, crowded ritual setting.2014-07-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a padapuja at a devotee's house in Bangalore. A seated figure with long swept-back hair in a bun, wearing an orange-red robe with a brown rudraksha mala, gold armbands and gold earrings, extends a small silver vessel toward a seated man in white dhoti with a white shawl and garland. Around them, women in saris and a young girl in a green sari sit or stand watching, and young men in white and orange cloths stand behind, one holding a camera. A brass tray with offerings sits nearby.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a devotional reception inside a small room with white walls. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-red cloth and multiple rudraksha malas, sits smiling while a gold armlet is visible on his arm; he appears to be the honoured figure seated before the crowd. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and saffron-orange clothing, though the appearance is only partly visible. A young man in a white dhoti and shirt wearing a rudraksha mala and a garland of white and red flowers bends forward with hands folded. A woman in a white sari with a garland and bangles stands beside him. Behind them, saffron-clad young men with shaved heads and tilak marks, a man photographing with a camera, a boy in a green shirt, and other onlookers crowd the room. Small red petals and a cardboard box of fruit sit on the floor.2014-07-02 +1 copies