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A photo of a padapuja at a house visit in a plain room with pale green walls and a wall calendar. A man with long hair, wearing a red-orange dhoti and shawl, gold necklace and a red-and-white flower garland, sits in a wooden chair holding a silver staff with a ring finish raised in one hand. A woman in a green sari with a flower in her hair kneels and washes his feet from a metal plate. Behind them, saffron-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas stand and sit, and a shaved-headed attendant in white dhoti holds a small bowl near the door. Several seated men in white shirts, one in a wristwatch, sit with palms pressed together in namaskar on the right, and a man in a white shirt kneels to assist at the plate.

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June 22 20142014-06-22A photograph of a padapuja ritual indoors in a plain room with a white wall and wall calendars. A man seated on a wooden chair with a cushion, wearing a red and orange dhoti-style garment, a red and white flower garland and gold-toned bangles, holds a tall silver staff with a silver ornament at the top. Before him, a seated devotee in a white shirt and dhoti washes or touches the feet of the seated figure over a silver plate with offerings, while a woman in a green patterned sari with white flower garlands assists and two men in white shirts sit with folded hands. Standing behind are a young man in a white dhoti with rudraksha beads and a few saffron-clad men with sacred ash on their foreheads, one of them with a shaved head and rudraksha mala. Partial text on a calendar is not legible.2014-06-22 +1 copiesA seated figure in a saffron-red robe with a red and white flower garland and a long ornate silver staff held upright receives a devotional offering from a woman in a green patterned sari with a white flower in her hair, who holds an oil lamp flame near a bed of white jasmine flowers on the floor. Around them, several young men in orange robes with white sacred markings stand and kneel, and seated men in white shirts watch, one with a camera. Behind them, a man in white dhoti stands near a tray of apples, and wall calendars and a State Bank of India calendar hang on the wall. Appears to be a padapuja-style ritual during a house visit.2014-06-22 +1 copiesIndoor ritual scene on a striped floor mat in a plain room. A man seated in the centre wears a red-brown dhoti, a bright garland of orange, white and pink flowers, and holds a silver trident-like staff upright; a framed picture of a seated figure in white hangs behind him. Standing at left, a shaved-headed young man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala clasps his hands. Another shaved-headed man in orange kneels at right, tending a brass tray of fruit and offerings, while two people in white sit in front, one a man in white shirt and one a woman in a purple top with a long braid. Fruit, marigold flowers, a brass vessel and small bowls are on the mat. A wall calendar and a young man in white dhoti with gold border stand at right.2014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesIndoor photograph of a ritual scene in a plain room with marble floor. A seated figure in the lower left wears a red and orange garment and garlands, and holds a silver trident-like staff near a metal plate with flowers. Several young shaven-headed men in orange robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings stand and sit nearby. Devotees in white clothing sit with palms pressed together, and a woman in a green sari kneels with a bowl and orange cloth. A man in white stands at the right, and a photographer with a camera stands at the right edge. A wall calendar and framed pictures are visible in the background. No candidate for the named teacher is clearly identifiable by appearance.2014-06-22 +1 copies