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A seated figure in a red and gold robe with a gold necklace and mala sits on a white-draped chair set with a pink and white flower garland at a home shrine room. Shaved-headed young men in saffron robes kneel around him, one holding a silver tray of fruit and another a plate of coconut shreds. A standing man in white holds a silver trident, and a woman in a pale yellow sari stands at the left edge. Framed deity pictures sit above the altar and a bookshelf stands at the right.

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A photograph of a seated figure in a red-brown dress with a heavy white flower garland and a gold pendant, holding a silver trident. He sits on a white-draped seat in front of a shrine decorated with pink and white flower strands and framed pictures. Around him, saffron-clad attendants with white forehead marks and rudraksha malas sit on the floor; one holds his hands in prayer, another carries a tray of fruit. A woman in a red blouse with a braid and a white-robed elder sit in front, with bananas, fruit and white flower heaps on the floor. Checkerboard floor tiles and a wooden cabinet complete the room.2014-06-20A seated figure in a red-and-orange robe with a white shawl and a long white garland holds an ornate silver trident upright at a home shrine during a pada pooja-style ritual. Fresh flower strands drape the shrine edge, and framed portraits and a deity figure sit on the altar. Shaved-headed attendants in orange and white with white forehead markings sit around, one with hands joined and one offering a tray of fruit. Bananas, apples, oranges and a bowl of flower petals rest on the floor in front of a seated woman with flowers in her hair and a shaved-headed man in orange. Four bowls of offerings and a shelf of books and a radio complete the room.2014-06-20A photograph of a padapuja home visit in a tiled-floor room. A long-haired man in orange and maroon robes, adorned with a white jasmine garland, gold necklaces and bangles, sits on a chair decorated with pink and white flower strands and holds a trident aloft. Seated before him, an older man in white kneels and washes his feet from a brass plate, while a woman in a red sari assists with a plate of flowers. Around them, devotees sit or stand, including a woman in white, a woman in yellow holding a toddler, and a child in white. A shaved-headed young priest in orange sits nearby. Framed pictures hang on the pale wall.2014-06-20June 20 20142014-06-20July 08 20142014-07-08July 01 20142014-07-01July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 20 20142014-06-20July 01 20142014-07-01A 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 ritual in a living room during a house-visit pada puja. On the right, a person in a saffron-and-maroon robe with a yellow and red floral garland and gold armlets sits on a red-cushioned seat, feet extended over a tray of flowers and fruit, with a trident-topped staff standing beside. Seated before them, a man in an orange dhoti with a white shawl and glasses holds an oil lamp with a woman in a red top and orange garment. A young priest in white with a rudraksha mala holds the staff. Several devotees in white and cream saris sit or stand in the background with hands folded, near a dining table, a wall calendar and framed pictures. A possible reading of the scene is a pada puja, though the visible rite is a lamp offering.2014-07-08A seated figure in a red-and-maroon garment with a white flower garland and gold bangles holds a tall silver trident-like staff upright in a home room with bookshelves and decorative plates. Seated on a wooden chair with an orange cloth draped over the armrest, the figure's feet rest on an orange cloth where a man in a striped shawl and white dhoti pours from a small vessel into a metal bowl, with brass pots and a plate of fruit nearby. Behind them a standing man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders wears a rudraksha mala and white forehead marking. Several young men in saffron-orange robes with white forehead bands sit on the floor, and a girl in red sits at the lower right. The scene resembles a padapuja ritual in a devotee's home.2014-06-20