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A living room scene during a house visit. A long-haired figure in orange-red robes, wearing a thick red and green flower garland, sits on the right holding a silver staff topped with a ceremonial finial, while bangles and a rudraksha mala are visible. Beside them a priest in white dhoti with bare upper body and rudraksha beads stands holding a brass oil lamp with a bright flame. A young girl in a pink dress sits on a wooden chair as a woman in a blue sari reaches toward the flame, and a woman in maroon with folded hands sits at lower left. A brass plate of offerings sits on the floor, with a flat-screen TV and framed pictures in the background.

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A living room scene during a house visit with a seated ritual. On the right, a figure in an orange-saffron robe, with long swept-back hair, a red flower garland and gold bangles, holds a silver staff and sits on a cushioned floor. Before him, a woman in a blue sari and two women in maroon and blue kneel or sit, one holding a lit oil lamp aarti flame and another with hands folded in prayer. A girl in a pink dress sits on a chair. A standing man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala watches, while a young boy in an orange robe sits nearby. A brass plate with flowers and offerings is in front. A television, cabinet and framed pictures are in the background.2014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08Indoor home scene during a house visit. A man seated on the right wears an orange-saffron robe, a red flower garland, rudraksha beads, and gold bangles, and holds a silver trident aloft with one hand. Beside him, a white-clad young man in a dhoti and shawl stands with hands folded, and two shaven-headed young men in orange robes sit near a small flame. A seated girl in a pink floral dress receives a lit oil lamp held by a woman in a green-and-blue sari with a red bindi, who kneels in front. A brass plate with flowers sits on the floor, and a garland hangs on the wall above a framed picture. The seated man is a probable Swamiji by appearance: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha and ornate gold adornments, with the trident and garland as ritual cues.2014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesIndoor house visit in a living room with cream walls, a flat-screen TV on a wooden stand at left, and a framed picture on the wall. A seated man in saffron-orange robes, red and white floral garlands, gold bangles and a silver staff topped with a trident raises a hand in blessing toward a smiling girl in a pink floral dress seated on a chair. A standing young man in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala holds his hands in namaskar. A seated monk in orange robes sits nearby, and a woman in a blue blouse and gold necklace with folded hands sits at lower left. A brass plate of flowers sits near the foreground.2014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copies