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A home visit padapuja in a living room with a tiled floor and cream walls. A figure with long swept-back hair, a white flower garland, rudraksha and gold necklaces, gold armbands and a red-and-saffron shawl sits in an orange-cushioned armchair, holding a long silver staff upright in one hand. Their bare feet rest in a metal bowl while a seated devotee in white kurta and a red rudraksha mala, along with others, performs the ritual. A standing crowd of about twenty people watches from the back, including women in saffron and white and a man in a blue shirt seated on the floor. Fruit sits on the floor and a wooden elephant figurine stands on a shelf. The figure with the long hair and ornaments is a person by appearance, performing a padapuja.

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June 20 20142014-06-20June 20 20142014-06-20A photo of a home padapuja inside a red-walled living room. A long-haired figure in orange robes, wearing gold armlets and a garland of white and red flowers, sits on an orange-draped seat holding a silver trident. Before them a woman in a red-and-white sari and a man in red shirt and white dhoti hold a lit oil lamp over a plate of fruit and flowers. A young boy in orange and a teen in white and orange garlands kneel beside them. Standing devotees in white clothes with garlands press their palms together along the wall, and a cameraperson with a camera is visible. Pink and red floral garlands decorate the doorway.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 20 20142014-06-20June 20 20142014-06-20A padapuja ceremony in a decorated room with marigold and flower garlands on the walls. A seated figure in an orange and maroon robe, wearing a white and red flower garland, gold armband and rudraksha mala, holds a silver trident and smiles. A man in a white shirt and orange shawl with a beard kneels and pours flower petals over the seated figure's feet, while a woman in white kneels beside him holding a steel plate of petals. Orange and yellow fruit sits at the bottom right. Standing behind are a woman in an orange sari with pink blouse and hands folded, another in a yellow sari, a man in a white dhoti, a shaved-headed attendant in orange, and seated elders. Pink and orange petals cover the floor. Seven to eight people are visible.2014-06-20June 20 20142014-06-20July 10 20142014-07-10A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, with a fresh flower garland and a beaded mala, holds a tall silver staff with a lotus-topped finial in a yellow-walled room. Two young saffron-clad attendants sit near him. Before him, an older man in white kneels and bows, and a woman in an orange-and-brown patterned sari sits beside him with hands folded. Standing behind them are a man in a grey shirt, a man in white with an orange shawl and red garland, a woman in an orange sari, other women in saris and a man in a checked shirt. A framed portrait with flowers is visible in the background. The seated figure's face and bearing show an appearance consistent with the page's reference to a person, but the cues are limited, so the identity is left unsure.2014-07-10A seated man in orange and saffron robes, with long swept-back hair, rudraksha and gold-coloured ornaments, a white and pink flower garland and a silver trident held upright, sits in a wooden chair in a tiled room while an elderly man in white kneels to wash his feet with a brass plate. Behind them devotees sit on a patterned rug: a woman in white, a man in a red shawl, a woman in yellow holding a toddler in yellow, a boy in white, and an elderly woman in white. A saffron-robed attendant sits nearby with a shaved head. Pink and white flower garlands decorate the chair, and a small bowl of flowers rests on a tray. This is a pada pooja foot-washing ritual at a home visit, with the seated figure matching probable Swamiji cues of long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha and gold ornaments.2014-06-20Indoor home visit ceremony in a living room. A seated woman in white sari with a striped border holds a lit camphor flame toward a man on a wooden armchair, a figure with long swept-back dark hair, a flower garland, gold necklaces and bangles, and an orange-red robe with a saffron shawl. A devotee in white dhoti and a man in white kurta sit nearby, while a standing crowd watches; one man in red shirt-and-dhoti raises a camera. A tall silver staff stands beside the chair, and a jasmine garland hangs from the doorway. Shelves hold a brass elephant and figurines. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable) on the armchair, with long hair, flower garland, gold ornaments and orange robe.2014-06-20