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A photograph inside a small room decorated with an orange cloth and a framed Shiva portrait showing a blue-faced deity with a crescent and a child figure. A bare-chested man in a red-maroon dhoti and shawl, with a long rudraksha mala, sits on an orange-covered seat, hand raised mid-gesture while speaking. Before him a woman in a green blouse and patterned sari bends forward, reaching toward a red offering, while an older woman in a blue sari with gold necklace watches. A cameraman in orange with a flash camera stands behind, and a table holds bananas, fruit and a fan. Four or more people are visible.

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Indoor 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.2014-07-07July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesPhotograph of a padapuja at a devotee's house in a room decorated with orange drapery and marigold garlands. A man in a red-brown robe with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, has his face partly turned and is extending his hands toward a woman in a green blouse who bends forward to receive or offer fruit. A young man in orange clothing holds a red fruit, and a robed man in orange and gold stands behind holding a camera. Brass lamps and flower garlands surround a central altar. Several onlookers in white and cream clothing stand nearby. a person appears with the rudraksha mala and orange-red robe cues, performing the puja.2014-07-07June 06 20142014-06-06A photograph inside a decorated room with orange drapes and a framed poster of Shiva with a trident and crescent moon. A central man with long swept-back hair, wearing a rust-red robe and a long rudraksha mala, gestures with open hands while speaking. A man in a saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a shaved head smiles beside him, and another shaved-headed man in orange stands at right. A photographer with a camera is visible at left, and a tray of apples and fruit sits in the foreground. Red petals are scattered on the wall decorations.2014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremony in which a long-haired figure seated on a red throne wears a white-and-orange flower garland and a beaded necklace. The seated figure in orange clothing is handing out prasad or offerings, and the saffron-clad devotee on the right bows with hands together. Several women in red, green and pink saris, some with rudraksha malas and gold bangles, stand or kneel nearby, and a golden trident and a golden deity shrine frame the scene. A camera on a tripod is visible at the top left. Several dozen people are partly visible, so the group is counted in the 21-100 range.2016-04-28July 07 20142014-07-07July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01Indoor photograph of a padapuja house visit in a home shrine room. A woman in a magenta and gold silk saree with folded hands stands at left, facing a seated figure in an orange robe, rudraksha mala and white flower garland, with gold armband, who extends a hand in blessing. A devotee in white shirt bends to touch the feet of the seated figure. Behind them an attendant in orange cloth stands by an altar draped in orange fabric with marigold garlands and oil lamps. A cameraman with a video camera stands in the background, and a woman in a white saree and a child are at left. Brass kalasha-like ritual stand and offerings of fruit on a tray are in front.2014-07-07A home shrine room with a yellow-painted wall cabinet decorated with white jasmine garlands, framed photos and flowers. A woman in a bright orange blouse and saree stands with palms pressed together, bowing toward the shrine as an older woman in a maroon outfit with a long braid, seated on an orange cloth, offers her a fruit. A man in a white shirt stands behind them, and a partly visible woman in grey is in the foreground. A blue electric fan and a brass lamp sit near the offerings, with marigold petals on the floor. The scene reads as a devotee's padapuja at home.2014-06-26