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Indoor photo of a house visit during a padapuja. A bald elderly man in a white shirt, wearing glasses, bends forward to receive a yellow-and-green flower garland. Beside him stands a smiling person in a dark red-brown dhoti and shawl, with long braided hair, rudraksha mala beads, gold armlets and a gold necklace, one hand extended toward the man. To the right, a second person in orange robes and rudraksha beads stands beside a tray of red apples in wooden compartments. Sheer white floral curtains hang in the background.

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July 07 20142014-07-07July 04 20142014-07-04 +2 copiesA photograph inside a small room during a padapuja house visit. A figure with long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and gold bangles sits on a red-cushioned throne decorated with pink and white flower garlands. Wearing a red-orange garment, he holds offerings with both hands while attendants in orange robes, one with a rudraksha mala, stand at left with a wooden tray of fruit, a red apple and marigold garlands. Two devotees sit in the foreground with their heads turned toward him, and a wooden door and yellow wall frame the scene. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne, identified by his long hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial clothing.2014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a home darshan or padapuja visit. A central man with a shaved-looking head and forehead markings wears a maroon dhoti-style garment, a red-and-gold shawl over his shoulders, a rudraksha mala and gold earrings, and smiles while an elderly man in a white shirt and an older woman in an orange-brown sari bow and lean in to embrace him. Both wear yellow rose garlands. Behind them, a young man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands beside a wooden box holding fruit, and another robed figure bends over at left. Sheer white curtains fill the background, and rose petals sit on a tray at lower left.2014-07-07June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07A seated central figure wearing a maroon garment with a gold border, multiple rudraksha malas, bangles and white jasmine garlands sits on a bed covered with orange cloth and scattered pink and white flower petals, holding fruit and yellow flower offerings. Beside them a wooden tray holds fruit, sweets and small containers. Standing to the left are two men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, one with a white forehead mark, and an older man in white dhoti. A young man in white and a shaved-headed priest with white tripundra marks kneel at right, and a woman in white with jasmine in her hair sits at lower left. The setting is a plain room with a wooden-slatted window and wooden furniture. The central figure's appearance is ambiguous, so the identity is unsure; the scene reads as a padapuja-style devotee offering.2014-07-01A seated man in a maroon robe with a rudraksha mala draped across his chest smiles with eyes lowered while wearing long garlands of white jasmine, red flowers, purple blossoms and green leaves. Behind him hangs an orange drape and a framed deity poster. On the left, a tray of fruit sits on an orange-covered table beside a small electric fan. On the right, a young attendant in orange robes with rudraksha beads stands beside a wooden tray filled with red apples. Red flower petals decorate the wall.2014-07-04May 29 20132013-05-29Photograph of a padapuja-style ceremony indoors. A seated figure wearing a rust-red garment with a white and golden flower garland with gold beads, gold armbands and red-and-gold bangles, leans forward smiling and reaches toward a silver tray of red apples. An older bald man with a tilak wears orange robes and glasses and kneels beside the tray, while a younger man in white leans in from the right to hold the fruit. Behind them stand women in orange and cream saris with rudraksha malas, one wearing a white sari with an orange shawl, along with a decorated tree with red and yellow flowers and a red-and-gold patterned cloth in the foreground. Visible people total about six.2014-08-17 +1 copiesJune 26 20142014-06-26A photograph inside a plain room with pale walls and a tiled floor. A man with swept-back dark hair, wearing a red-orange cloth draped over his body, rudraksha beads, and gold armbands, sits on an orange sofa and smiles as he touches the chin of a seated woman in red who wears a marigold garland. Beside him a tray holds red apples. Two young men in orange robes stand in the background, one wearing rudraksha beads, while a woman in a red top sits in the foreground. The room has a wall-mounted switch panel and a small shelf with a telephone.2014-07-08