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A home interior during a house visit ritual. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes with long swept-back hair and a red flower garland holds a tall silver staff topped with a trident-like finial, smiling with hands raised. Beside him a standing attendant in white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala holds a staff. A young girl in a pink floral dress presses her palms together, while an older woman in a blue sari and gold necklace bows with folded hands at the front. Another attendant in orange sits nearby. A brass plate of flowers and offerings rests on the floor, with a television and a red and gold cloth in the background. Probable Swamiji is seated, with long swept-back hair, saffron robes, gold armlets and a red garland, receiving pada puja.

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July 08 20142014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08A photograph inside a domestic room during a house-visit pada puja. A seated man in a red-orange cloth and a red and green flower garland, with rudraksha beads and bangles, raises a silver-tipped staff toward the ceiling. A young girl in a pink patterned dress sits on a chair while a woman in a yellow sari kneels to offer a brass plate. Behind them stand a man in white dhoti with gold border, a man in saffron-orange robes, and a photographer in orange clothing holding a camera. A plate of offerings and a decorated tablecloth are visible at right.2014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, wearing a white and red flower garland and rudraksha beads, holding up a tall silver trident (trishul) in one raised hand while seated on an orange-draped couch. In front, a woman in white with a red shawl holds a brass cup and sits on a red cloth before brass plates and offerings. Around them, a monk-like young man in orange with a shaved head and rudraksha mala sits with folded hands, a man in white shirt and trousers photographs the scene with a camera, and several women in white and red saris sit with hands pressed in prayer. Brass and silver ritual vessels and a gold tray are on the floor, and a framed picture hangs on the wall.2014-06-27July 08 20142014-07-08June 26 20142014-06-26June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesJuly 08 20142014-07-08A photograph of a seated figure in an orange-and-maroon robe with a long red-and-white flower garland, holding a silver trident upright toward a group of devotees in a decorated room with orange drapes and framed portraits on the walls. Several people kneel and sit on the floor around him: a woman in a white sari with a red border holds a tray of red flowers, a young man in white dhoti with rudraksha beads sits nearby, and a child in white sits beside her. Standing devotees in saris and a white shirt watch, one woman with palms joined. Framed portraits hang behind, one showing a figure in orange turban. The scene appears to be a blessing or darshan.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 10 20142014-07-10