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A photograph of a home visit during a padapuja inside a domestic room with cream walls, a red sofa and a framed horse painting on the left. A bare-chested figure with swept-back hair, gold earrings, bangles and a gold-beaded necklace, wearing a red-orange cloth, leans forward and extends a hand toward a woman in a teal blouse and green-patterned sari who bows with a rose-and-marigold garland. Another devotee in an orange-and-white outfit bows nearby. A man in orange clothing with a rudraksha mala stands behind, and a cameraman in orange-and-saffron clothing photographs the scene with a flash-equipped camera. A small pooja niche with a framed deity picture is visible at the back.

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July 07 20142014-07-07A photograph of a home pada puja visit in a bright room with cream walls and a framed landscape picture. A woman in a teal silk saree with a rudraksha mala and green bangles stands at left, looking down with her palms together. A young man in an orange kurta wears a long red and white marigold garland. A boy in a blue striped polo stands at centre, and a man in orange robes with rudraksha malas kneels at right beside an offering plate with fruit. A seated figure in a maroon robe with gold ornaments and a crown-like hairstyle receives devotees, while a photographer in orange clothing holds a camera at upper right. Brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel sit on a table at right.2014-07-07Indoor photograph of a padapuja house visit. A woman with dark hair in a low bun, wearing a red-and-orange sari, a red and yellow flower garland and gold bangles, stands with her hands on the head of a woman who bends forward in devotion. Beside them a man with grey hair and white dhoti with red border kneels, and a cameraman in a saffron shirt films. On the right a smiling young woman in a purple and yellow sari wears a rudraksha mala. A shrine with garlands and an oil lamp is visible in the background.2014-07-07A house-visit darshan in a domestic room with cream walls, a wooden door and a garlanded shrine corner. A woman in a red-orange saree with a thick red-and-yellow flower garland and gold bangles stands facing a man kneeling with palms pressed together. The kneeling man has grey hair, glasses, a white dhoti with a red-gold border, a shawl and a rudraksha mala. Behind them a cameraman in an orange dhoti films, and a woman in a purple-and-orange saree and a beaded necklace smiles nearby. Flower garlands hang at the shrine.2014-07-07Indoor home visit during a padapuja. A seated figure in a rust-red robe and rudraksha mala, with gold armlets and a white forehead mark, holds white jasmine flowers over a tray while a woman in a teal blouse and sari bends forward with joined palms. Two young men in orange robes assist beside a wooden table; a man in orange photographs with a camera, and another man stands in the background near a doorway decorated with a hanging garland and a framed deity picture. A glass cabinet with small items is at right.2014-07-07June 26 20142014-06-26A photograph inside a home during a pada puja at a devotee's house. A man in white with a white and red flower garland and a woman in an orange and red sari with a red flower garland sit with their hands extended. A person in a red-orange robe with a large rudraksha mala and red bangles holds their hands and touches a ring offering. Behind them a shaved-headed young priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and beaded mala holds a gold-handled ceremonial rod, and a photographer in an orange-red robe holds a camera. A framed picture of a deity and flowers sit on a side table.2014-06-26July 07 20142014-07-07Indoor house visit with a seated man in red-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala draped across his chest, wearing gold arm bands and bangles, smiling broadly on a sofa with a leopard-print cushion. A woman in a green and gold sari bows low and touches his feet while a woman in an orange sari and a man with a flower garland stand nearby. A boy in a blue striped shirt, several men in orange robes and a man photographing with a camera stand in the room. A framed painting of horses hangs on the left wall and a garlanded glass cabinet is on the right. The man seated on the sofa shows appearance-based cues of a probable Swamiji (probable), with long swept-back hair and rudraksha malas, placed as the seated figure receiving padapuja. Several people are visible.2014-07-07A 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 copiesPhotograph of a padapuja at a devotee's house in a room decorated with orange drapery and marigold garlands. A man in a red-brown robe with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, has his face partly turned and is extending his hands toward a woman in a green blouse who bends forward to receive or offer fruit. A young man in orange clothing holds a red fruit, and a robed man in orange and gold stands behind holding a camera. Brass lamps and flower garlands surround a central altar. Several onlookers in white and cream clothing stand nearby. a person appears with the rudraksha mala and orange-red robe cues, performing the puja.2014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copies