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Indoor home puja in a living room with a wooden cabinet, a television and a glass display case behind. A standing figure in orange-red robes with a red-brown shawl and a garland of red, yellow and white flowers holds a tall silver trident (trishul) upright and receives a flame from a lamp held by seated devotees in front. Seated around them, several shaved-headed young men in saffron-orange robes wear rudraksha malas and sit on the floor; one wears white. Brass oil lamps, fruit plates and offering trays sit on a low table, and a garlanded framed picture is on the cabinet. Seated devotees in front hold their hands toward the flame, and a woman with flowers in her hair sits at the bottom of the frame.

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July 07 20142014-07-07July 08 20142014-07-08June 23 20132013-06-23 +1 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 26 20142014-06-26A photograph of a home puja inside a living room with a wooden display cabinet of glass doors and books behind. A central figure in a red-maroon garment with a white flower garland and red floral garland sits on an orange-draped chair, raising a silver trident. Around him seated devotees in orange robes wear rudraksha malas and one white-clad man sits before a fire lamp. A man in orange with a camera stands at right, and a woman in teal sits near a plate of fruit and offerings on a rug. A framed portrait with a garland hangs above the cabinet.2014-07-08A photograph of a home padapuja visit in a living room. On the right, a person seated in a chair wears a rust-red saffron robe, a white flower garland with red blossoms, rudraksha beads, gold armbands and a gold necklace, and holds a tall silver staff upright. Beside him a woman in a white sari with green border and a white-clad attendant sit on the floor. In the foreground a woman in white sari and a man in a white shirt kneel on a red floral mat, pouring or offering over a lit oil lamp near the feet of a seated person in red. Two attendants in orange robes with rudraksha malas sit nearby. A pink-and-white lace-edged table cover, red sofa, curtains and a refrigerator fill the background. Flowers and a plate of offerings lie on the mat. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure in the rust-red robe and garland, with long swept-back hair and gold armbands, presiding over the padapuja.2014-07-07Indoor home ritual in a small room with pink-washed walls and a built-in shelf unit holding small objects. A seated figure in an orange-red robe with a long flower garland of white jasmine and red blooms, a rudraksha mala, and a silver trident held upright beside him appears to receive the ritual; a bowl of red and white flowers sits near his feet. A woman in a grey-green sari kneels at lower left, cupping her hands over a lit oil lamp. Beside her a woman in a purple sari and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti also sit near the flame. A bald man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala kneels at center, and a standing man in a white dhoti with gold border and bare upper body stands behind, holding a cloth. A woman in a rust-red sari stands with palms pressed together at left. A wall calendar hangs at upper right and an air conditioner sits on the shelf. Several people are visible, roughly five to six in total.2014-06-27July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 08 20142014-07-08