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A domestic living room during a house visit. A woman in a rust-red sari with gold bangles stands with her back to the camera, hand raised over the head of a man in orange kurta with a red and yellow flower garland, who bows with eyes lowered. Two young boys in orange robes and rudraksha malas stand at left and right. An older woman in a green sari and a man in a blue striped shirt stand nearby, one holding a flower garland. A colourful circular mandala hangs on the wall, with a refrigerator at left. The scene appears to show a blessing or padapuja moment in a devotee's home.

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July 07 20142014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesOctober 04 20132013-10-04A photograph inside a home interior with a cream-painted wall, an arched brick doorway on the left, and a wooden display cabinet on the right holding a garlanded figure. A woman in a red sari with gold border kneels and bows forward, her head lowered toward the hand of a standing person in a maroon-brown dhoti with a gold waistband, a red-and-gold turban and a long white-and-red flower garland. That standing person has a bangle on the upper arm and gently places a hand on the kneeling woman's back. Nearby, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with gold border wears a rudraksha mala and has white tilak marks on his forehead and arms. Saffron-robed sannyasis and other devotees stand in the background, and a woman in white with a pink shawl watches. Green fruits sit at the lower left edge.2013-06-23October 27 20112011-10-27July 07 20142014-07-07Indoor photograph in a large hall with red curtains and ceiling lights. A figure in an orange-brown saffron-toned robe with a gold-edged border, wearing a flower garland of yellow and red blooms, multiple rudraksha-style bead necklaces and a vibhuti/tilak mark on the forehead, extends a hand to touch the head of a bald devotee who has his hands in anjali. Around them, devotees in white and striped shirts, a young woman in a green salwar with a mala, and others in line await. A golden deity or throne is visible in the background.2013-10-31 +1 copiesOctober 31 20132013-10-31Indoor house visit with a seated man in red-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala draped across his chest, wearing gold arm bands and bangles, smiling broadly on a sofa with a leopard-print cushion. A woman in a green and gold sari bows low and touches his feet while a woman in an orange sari and a man with a flower garland stand nearby. A boy in a blue striped shirt, several men in orange robes and a man photographing with a camera stand in the room. A framed painting of horses hangs on the left wall and a garlanded glass cabinet is on the right. The man seated on the sofa shows appearance-based cues of a probable Swamiji (probable), with long swept-back hair and rudraksha malas, placed as the seated figure receiving padapuja. Several people are visible.2014-07-07Indoor hall with a gold-and-red throne visible at the back and white ceiling fans overhead. On the right, a saffron-clad figure with swept-back hair, a vibhuti marking on the forehead, a gold-toned garland of rudraksha-style beads and a gold-bordered saffron shawl extends a hand in blessing toward devotees. On the left, several men in white and striped shirts stand with palms pressed together in anjali, with a devotee bowing forward. Other people in white kurtas and a woman in pink stand behind, and a person in saffron clothing is visible further back. Satsang or darshan setting.2013-09-25April 27 20142014-04-27A photograph of an initiation-style blessing. A man with a yellow-and-gold shawl draped over his shoulders kneels, eyes closed, head bowed. A figure in a red-brown dhoti-style garment with a gold border and a garland of yellow and red flowers places his right hand on the kneeling man's forehead, with a vertical yellow-white sandal mark on his own forehead. Behind them, two standing men in orange-red robes wear rudraksha malas and white ash markings on their arms, and a gold ritual vessel sits on a white cloth. Swamiji (probable): the standing figure with long swept-back hair, gold ceremonial necklace and saffron-gold garments is performing the blessing. The kneeling man wears a grey top beneath the shawl.2012-01-09 +1 copies