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A home interior during a padapuja house visit, a devotional ritual in a living room. A man seated on a red-and-gold cushioned chair at the right wears a long dark braid, a garland of white flowers, rudraksha beads, orange-red robes and gold armbands; he holds a long silver-topped staff. Facing him, a man in a white dhoti and shawl kneels beside a small lit oil lamp flame on the floor. A young girl in a green dress and a woman in a red sari stand nearby, and a row of devotees with folded hands, including women in saris and a man in white, watch from the back. A framed deity picture hangs on the wall and a camera operator in an orange-and-gold outfit stands at the top right.

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July 07 20142014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA padapuja ritual in a devotee's home. A man with long hair, wearing a red-and-maroon robe, rudraksha mala and a white flower garland, sits on a chair holding a silver staff upright, while a pot of lit oil lamp is held by seated devotees in the foreground. Around him, a woman in a blue sari and a woman in a yellow-and-green sari kneel with folded hands; a man in white dhoti and shirt sits nearby. Saffron-robed young sannyasis stand behind, one photographing. Framed pictures, pink flowers and a deity mural decorate the room. Swamiji (probable) in the red-and-maroon robe with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland, seated as the honoured guest.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA seated figure with long dark hair in a bun wears a white flower garland, rudraksha-style beads, gold armband and an orange-brown dhoti-style cloth; he sits on a raised seat in a red-walled room while attendees perform a padapuja. A man in white kneels at right holding a lit flame toward the seated figure's feet, and an orange-robed young ascetic in an orange garment kneels nearby. Women in saris and a man in a white shirt stand behind with hands pressed in anjali, and a photographer in white captures the scene. A silver pole and a tray of flowers and offerings sit in front. a person appears as the seated figure in the saffron-brown robes and gold armband, receiving padapuja from devotees.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotee household puja inside a home with white walls and framed pictures. In the foreground a seated elderly man in white dhoti and orange-brown shawl receives a flame from a small child in white dress holding a lit oil lamp. A woman in orange-red sari with red garland and gold necklace sits at right, holding a silver trident-shaped staff and white flowers on a brass plate. Behind them a crowd of about 25 devotees stand and sit with hands folded in namaskar, many women in saris and men in shirts.2014-06-26July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA home living room during a house-visit puja. An older man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala sits on a cream sofa, holding a lit oil lamp over a woman in an orange sari who kneels before him with her hands extended. Two young boys in saffron-orange cloth with flower garlands sit nearby; a tall silver trident stands upright behind them. On the right, a person in orange robes and a white-and-gold garland sits on an orange-draped seat. Several family members in white, green and patterned clothing stand with hands pressed in namaskar near a wall with a framed deity print and a wall clock.2014-07-07 +1 copies