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A photograph of a house-visit padapuja in a domestic living room. Seated centrally on a wooden throne-like seat draped with a rust-orange cloth is a person in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, wearing gold armbands, smiling. A tall silver trident stands beside the seat, and the wooden canopy frame is wrapped with pink flower garlands and green leaves. A man in white ritual clothes and a rudraksha mala stands at left, and a shaved-headed priest in white kneels at lower left near offerings. Another attendant is at lower right beside a brass plate. A framed picture hangs at left and a kitchen is visible at right. a person: the seated figure wears saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a flower garland, and is seated in the honoured position of a padapuja.

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July 07 20142014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA seated figure on a draped throne with red-orange cloth and a silver trident held upright in one hand, wearing rudraksha malas, white flower garlands and gold bangles, flanked by pink flower-wrapped pillars and green leaves. Around the throne, saffron-robed attendants and white-clad devotees sit or bow on the floor, one devotee in a dark blouse with white flowers in her hair leaning forward, a man in white kneeling close. Sheer white curtains and a tiled room form the setting, consistent with a house-visit padapuja. The seated figure shows a distinctive combination of long dark hair, a red-orange robe, rudraksha malas and garlands on a throne, so this is a probable Swamiji candidate.2014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photo of a padapuja scene in a domestic room with a cream wall and a wooden blind on the window. A seated figure in a red-brown garment with a long garland of pink and white flowers and yellow marigold, with a silver trishul held upright, sits on an orange-draped wooden sofa covered with pink petals. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti and shirt with a red beaded mala bends over the petals, and a devotee in white lies prostrate at the lower right. Behind, a bald man in a saffron-orange garment with a dark rudraksha mala stands beside the sofa. A red-and-orange upholstered chair sits at the right.2014-07-01A seated man in a red-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing a white flower garland, a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial gold necklace, holds a silver trident while seated on a cushioned throne with red trim. a person based on his seat and ceremonial adornments, with his bare feet placed on a decorated pad. Around him, young men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas attend the ritual: one at left holds a tray of fruit, while others sit on mats near brass plates of fruit, flowers and oil lamps. A figure in white ritual clothes bends forward at lower centre, and a framed deity picture hangs on the wall above.2014-07-10July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA seated figure on a wooden peetha/throne canopy decorated with pink and white flower garlands and green leaves, holding a silver trident (trishul) upright and wearing a red-orange robe with a garland of white and red flowers. Several saffron-robed young men with shaved heads and rudraksha malas sit on the floor around the throne in a padapuja, and a few people in white and dark dress kneel before the feet. A man in white kurta stands at the left by a framed painting, while two women in saris (one green, one brown-patterned) stand at the right near a doorway. Fruit including bananas and apples sits on a brass plate at left, and a pooja book rests on the floor.2014-07-07 +1 copies