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Indoor photo of a home visit during a pada puja. A man in white clothes and black-rimmed glasses, with a white tilak on his forehead, bows his head while a person in a dark maroon sleeveless garment with a large rudraksha mala and gold bangles, with hair swept back and gold earrings, presses a hand to his head and holds a red-and-white flower garland near him. Behind them a young boy in saffron cloth and white garland stands, and a red-skinned fruit is held on an orange cloth. A man with a camera at left films the scene. Cream walls, a sofa draped with white flower garlands and a window with striped curtains complete the room.

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July 07 20142014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07 +2 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA seated person in a rust-orange and maroon robe, with a yellow and orange marigold garland and gold bangles, smiles while a man in a white kurta wearing a red garland and dark sunglasses bows and holds their shoulders. Behind them a shaved-headed attendant in orange cloth stands in an arched doorway, and a tray of apples and sweets is offered from the right. Seated devotees in white and checked shirts watch from the left, and a red-orange cloth draped on a chair sits behind the seated figure. Walls show red and white streamers and a purple ribbon.2014-06-22 +1 copiesA seated man in orange-saffron robes with large rudraksha malas and a ceremonial ornate necklace places his right hand on the head of a devotee bowed before him. The devotee, wearing glasses and a white shirt with a yellow and red flower garland, holds a red apple in cupped hands. A woman in black with a red and yellow flower garland sits beside him, and another orange-robed young attendant stands behind with a rudraksha mala. A wooden tray with fruit and offerings sits in front, with a potted palm and a framed fruit painting on the wall. The seated figure has long swept-back hair and distinctive adornments, a person in blessing role. Five people are visible.2014-07-10 +1 copiesJune 22 20142014-06-22 +2 copiesA photograph of a devotional blessing in a small indoor room. A bare-chested figure in a red-and-orange dhoti-style wrap with a rudraksha mala draped across the chest and neck is raising a hand toward the forehead of a young man in white who kneels, holding a red fruit in cupped hands. The figure has a long dark hair bun. Nearby, an elderly woman in a cream sari with a red and white flower garland and a rudraksha mala looks on, and a man in white with an orange cloth stands behind. On a table draped in orange cloth sit bananas, a plate of fruit, a small bowl and a white electric fan. Orange curtains and a framed picture appear at the right edge, and other devotees stand in the background.2014-07-04 +2 copiesA photograph of a domestic room with pale yellow walls and a framed devotional picture of a deity on the wall. A man in a white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala sits on a cream armchair, leaning forward and placing his hand on the head of a seated young person in saffron-orange robes, rudraksha beads and a red-and-gold shawl, who smiles. A woman in orange robes with glasses and a rudraksha mala kneels at left, holding out her hands with a red apple nearby. Another saffron-robed young man with a shaved head and white flower garland stands behind, and a few onlookers stand at the edges of the frame, including a woman in a green garment. The scene suggests a padapuja or darshan visit in a devotee's house.2014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01A photograph of a ceremonial blessing at an indoor gathering. A man on the left wears a saffron-orange turban and bare-chested orange-red cloth, with a white and green flower garland and a red-and-gold bangle, and places his right hand on the crown of an older man's head. The older man, smiling with grey hair, wears a saffron-orange shawl over white clothes and holds a red apple. Behind them a woman in white with a rudraksha mala kneels and holds a small camera, and a figure in gold and green silk stands in the background. The turbaned man has distinctive saffron turban, rudraksha-style cords and garland cues consistent with the page claim, so he is described as a probable Swamiji blessing a devotee.2016-08-14A woman in a rust-orange sari with a long garland of red flowers, white blossoms and yellow lemons places her hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a red shawl, who kneels before her. A man in an orange garment with a rudraksha mala and a camera with a flash stands behind them, and another man in white dhoti with a gold border is at the left edge. A large fan, a small framed picture and a wall poster of a blue-robed figure surrounded by garlands are visible in the background. The scene resembles a blessing or padapuja-style reception in a home.2014-07-03