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A photograph inside a modest room with pale blue walls, a striped mat on the floor and a green-framed doorway. A man in orange robes, with hair tied in a bun, a rudraksha mala and a floral garland of orange, white and pink blooms, sits on a chair holding a tall silver trident upright; his arm is bare with a beaded band. A young monk in orange robes stands behind him holding the trident, and another shaven-headed monk in orange kneels in the centre holding a brass plate of white flowers. Seated devotees on the floor include women in cream and gold saris and a boy in green, and a man in white shirt and dhoti bends forward over a brass vessel. A woman in a purple sari with a braid kneels in the foreground. A calendar poster and a framed picture hang on the wall. Ritual pada puja appears to be underway.

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A house-visit puja inside a plain room with pale blue walls and a calendar poster on the left. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe, rudraksha mala and a large floral garland of orange, white and green flowers, sits on a striped mat holding a tall silver trident. Beside him, a shaved-headed monk in orange stands with palms pressed together. A seated monk in orange chants in front of a flame. An older man in white kurta holds a brass aarti plate with a lit flame, and an older woman in a purple blouse and white sari offers her hands over it. Other devotees in white and cream clothing sit with folded hands along the wall, and flower petals lie in a brass plate before them.2014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesA seated man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair, a garland of pink and white flowers and a bracelet, holds a silver trident and smiles while a group of devotees sits on a striped mat in a small room. Seated devotees in white and cream clothes with folded or open hands face him, and a shaven-headed young monk in orange stands at the upper right. A brass plate with flowers sits in the foreground beside a ceremonial staff. A calendar with a deity image hangs on the blue wall, and the scene reads as a pada puja house visit.2014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesJune 20 20142014-06-20A photograph of a padapuja-style honouring inside a room with cream walls and a marble floor. Seated on a raised orange-draped seat at right is a figure with a long swept-back hairstyle, wearing a rust-red cloth, multiple rudraksha malas and garlands of white and red flowers with pink blossoms; they hold a silver trident and rest bare feet on a plate. A white-clad man in glasses kneels with palms pressed together at lower left, and a woman bends forward to wash or offer at the feet. Shaved-headed young men in orange and white robes with rudraksha malas stand and kneel behind, one holding a brass tray. A photographer with a flash camera stands among onlookers, and a red and white table with fruit and brass vessels sits behind. Probable Swamiji is seated, showing distinctive long hair, rudraksha malas and floral garlands.2014-07-04 +1 copiesA photo of a padapuja at a devotee's house. A seated figure with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala, red-and-white garland and orange-and-red cloth is receiving the ritual while a man in a white dhoti and shirt washes his feet from a brass plate. A woman in an orange-and-red sari stands with palms joined, and a young man in white with a rudraksha mala stands nearby. Several saffron-robed sannyasis, one holding a mobile phone, stand in the background beside a large brass trident. Another devotee in white crouches on the left, and a shaved-headed man in white stands behind. The scene has an orange and white room with a striped floor mat. Visible Swamiji (probable) cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and orange cloth on the seated central figure, who is receiving padapuja.2014-07-01