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A photo of a home padapuja visit in a small room with framed devotional pictures on the wall. A woman in a red-orange sari with rudraksha mala and gold bangles kneels to the right, washing or offering to a tray of fruit, flowers and a brass vessel. A woman in a white sari with a flower garland kneels in the lower left, and a man in a grey shirt bows his head toward the tray. Standing devotees behind include a girl in a yellow dress with hands in anjali, a man in a blue t-shirt, boys in shirts and sweaters, and a young man in white holding a flower garland. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.

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July 07 20142014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesIndoor photo of a padapuja at a home shrine, with a small wooden platform holding a red-and-gold box and apples in front of a shrine on the right. A woman in a red-and-brown sari with rudraksha mala and gold bangles, bending over the platform with hands extended. Beside her, a bent man in a grey shirt presents a red apple. A woman in white with a red and white flower garland sits in the foreground. A girl in a yellow kurta with hands folded and several young men and boys stand behind, some holding flower garlands. Wall shelves hold framed religious pictures and a small deity murti, with garlands hung on the wall.2014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotional reception inside a small room with white walls. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-red cloth and multiple rudraksha malas, sits smiling while a gold armlet is visible on his arm; he appears to be the honoured figure seated before the crowd. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and saffron-orange clothing, though the appearance is only partly visible. A young man in a white dhoti and shirt wearing a rudraksha mala and a garland of white and red flowers bends forward with hands folded. A woman in a white sari with a garland and bangles stands beside him. Behind them, saffron-clad young men with shaved heads and tilak marks, a man photographing with a camera, a boy in a green shirt, and other onlookers crowd the room. Small red petals and a cardboard box of fruit sit on the floor.2014-07-02 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesIndoor photograph of a padapuja at a devotee's house. A seated figure in a maroon-and-gold sari, wearing a white flower garland, bangles and earrings, sits on a cushioned chair at right, holding a silver staff topped with a small silver ornament and a flower garland. Devotees kneel and sit on the floor around a small lit oil lamp on a red cloth, some reaching toward the lamp with their hands; others stand in the room. A woman in white with an orange blouse stands at left with hands joined, and a man in a blue t-shirt stands in the background. Shelves and framed prints line the walls, and a framed photograph with a garland hangs at top right. Roughly 15 people are visible.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +2 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copies