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A seated woman in a deep red sari with orange border and a white garland with red flowers and rudraksha beads sits in a red, silver-trimmed chair against a pink wall with shelves and framed pictures. She smiles while placing her hand on the head of a bespectacled man in a red shawl, who bows toward her with hands joined. Behind them, a saffron-robed sadhu, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala, and men in white dhotis and shirts stand in a doorway. A woman in a garland kneels in the lower foreground. The scene suggests a blessing or padapuja in a devotee's home.

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A seated person in a red-brown robe with a white-and-red garland and a dark rudraksha mala, plus gold bangles and a gold earring, sits in a red ornate chair in a pale green room. With both hands they apply a white paste to the forehead of a bespectacled man in a white shirt who bends toward them. A woman with long dark hair, seen from behind, is in the lower foreground. In the background, a man in orange and maroon garments bows near an open doorway where other white-clad people stand with folded hands, and a framed portrait of a person in orange hangs on a shelf. The floor has a striped woven mat.2014-07-01July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photo of a devotional moment in an ashram hall beside a gold-and-red throne. A smiling person with a white-marked forehead, a garland of white flowers and a saffron-orange and red wrap raises an open hand in blessing toward a bowing man in a cream kurta holding a garland, who leans forward with hands together. A kneeling devotee in red garments sits on the lower left, with a seated monastic in saffron-and-gold robes in the foreground and standing figures in red-and-saffron robes behind. A woman in a white sari with a red shawl watches from the right beside a wall air conditioner. The face-like appearance of the blessing figure is uncertain and no visible name is shown.2015-06-03June 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesJuly 03 20142014-07-03July 01 20142014-07-01June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesA seated figure in a red-brown robe with a red and yellow flower garland and a rudraksha mala holds a tall silver staff upright in a home interior. Gold armlets and bangles adorn the arm. Nearby, a young man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits, and several young men in saffron-orange robes sit on orange cushions. A woman in a green top and a flower in her hair bends forward at lower left, and a monk in red robes sits at far left. A brass oil lamp, a plate of fruit and offerings sit on a table. Framed deity pictures hang near a doorway with a garland-decorated frame. Padapuja house visit setting.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01A photograph of a padapuja ritual in a small room with cream walls and a light switch panel. A seated figure in an orange-red robe with a long swept-back hairstyle, a multicoloured garland of white flowers, red and blue blooms, and a rudraksha mala holds a silver trident. Kneeling devotees in white dhotis and women in purple saris and gold bangles wash the feet of the seated figure from a brass vessel. Standing devotees in saffron robes and rudraksha malas, one holding flowers, watch with hands folded. Swamiji (probable) is the seated figure receiving padapuja, with cues of long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland. Around fifteen people are visible.2014-07-03A photograph inside a room with a red-and-gold chair at right. A person with long hair, a white and orange-red garland of flowers, rudraksha beads, orange-red robes and a decorated armband sits on the chair, holding a long ceremonial staff. In front, seated on a colourful striped rug, a devotee in white clothing with folded hands receives a ritual, while a man in white sits beside a steel bowl and an offering plate with flowers. Behind them, several people stand in saffron and white clothes, some with folded hands; a photographer at right holds a camera. The scene appears to be a pada puja or darshan in a home.2014-07-01Indoor home shrine visit with a seated woman in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, smiling, with bangles and a wrist cord, her hand extended toward a man in a white shirt bending forward at the front of the frame. Behind them, a white-clad older man stands beside two young saffron-robed attendants with shaved heads and rudraksha malas. The shrine cabinet holds small deity images and brass lamps, with pink gerbera flowers, garlands and a red-gold silk drape. The scene is a padapuja house visit.2014-07-07 +1 copies