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A photo of a pada puja at a home shrine room with pale peach walls and a small cabinet holding deity figurines and framed pictures. A central figure in an orange-and-saffron wrap with long hair pulled back sits on an orange cushioned seat, surrounded by yellow and white flower garlands hanging on white drapery. A woman in a red blouse and orange sari and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti kneel before the seated figure, bowing with a white flower garland around his neck. Priests in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand at right beside an open wooden box of ritual items, while a man in a brown shirt and white dhoti leans in at left and a photographer in orange clothing holds a camera at upper left. The scene shows devotees receiving padapuja.

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Indoor photo in a small room with white-painted wooden panels and a barred window. A woman in an orange-red sari and red bangles presses her hand on the head of a man wearing a white shirt and a red-and-white flower garland, who bows forward. A child in red clothing leans against him. Around them stand onlookers in pink, white and lavender saris, and a man in a grey shirt. On the left, a saffron-robed sannyasi with a white forehead mark and rudraksha beads watches, and a shaved-headed man in orange holds a camera. Cardboard boxes sit on the floor at left.2014-07-02A photograph of a house visit during a Tamil Nadu tour: a long-haired figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits on a low orange-draped seat and touches the forehead of a kneeling man in a white shirt and checked lungi. Behind him a woman in a white and red sari with a white flower garland kneels with her head bowed. Around them, saffron-robed monks and white-clad men stand, a girl in a pink dress watches, and a man in white holds a camera. A wooden tray with prasad, rudraksha malas and a bottle sits in front, and a white-clad attendant at left offers an item. Swamiji (probable): the seated long-haired figure in orange with rudraksha and gold-toned sash cues matches the page's Swamiji reference.2014-06-24 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04July 04 20142014-07-04A 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 copiesJune 21 20142014-06-21 +1 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04June 26 20142014-06-26July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 24 20142014-06-24 +2 copiesA photograph of a house-visit padapuja in a home interior. A figure with long dark hair in a bun, wearing a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and a bare upper body with gold armlets and a garland of white and pink flowers, sits on a raised cushioned seat on the left. Several people sit or stand around a floral-patterned rangoli mat: two young boys in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas, a man in white kurta, a boy in white with glasses, and a woman in a dark sari holding a flame. A man in a light blue shirt holds a brass lamp at right, and a woman in a green sari and another in a patterned sari stand behind. A photographer in an orange-and-white garment with a camera stands among them. A brass hanging bell, a carved wooden shrine cabinet and a potted plant appear at the right.2014-07-07 +1 copies