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Indoor photo of a home puja during a house visit. A seated figure in a rust-red dhoti and orange shawl wears a red flower garland and gold armbands, holding a silver staff and sitting on an orange cushioned seat. Before him a woman in a yellow blouse and red sari bends to offer pink flowers from a brass plate, while a man in white dhoti and a red shawl kneels beside her. Around them, devotees in white and orange clothing sit with hands folded in namaskar, and others stand in the background near a wall with a framed picture.

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A photograph of a padapuja ritual inside a home with wooden panelling and cream walls. A seated figure in saffron-red robes, with a red flower garland and ornate gold armband, holds a tall silver staff with a trident-like finial and smiles. A woman in a mustard-yellow sari kneels at left, offering her hands, while a man in white kurta with red shawl and rudraksha mala kneels beside a small oil lamp. Seated young men in saffron and white dhotis sit behind, a man in white with red shawl stands by a doorway, and a camera operator in saffron is visible. Flower garlands and a lit lamp decorate the room.2014-07-08A photograph of a padapuja ceremony inside a home. A man with long swept-back hair, wearing a red-brown dhoti and shawl, a red floral garland and gold armlets, sits on an orange-cushioned seat holding a tall silver staff. A woman in an orange and maroon sari, with glasses and a floral hair piece, kneels and washes his feet from a brass vessel with flower petals. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and maroon shawl and a shaved-headed young man in white dhoti with rudraksha malas kneel with folded hands. Several devotees in the background sit with palms joined, a boy in a teal shirt among them, and a robed attendant stands holding a camera. a person: long swept-back hair, red garland, gold armlets and ceremonial staff, seated as the honoured recipient.2014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08Indoor house-visit scene in a living room with cream walls, framed prints and a wooden console. A seated figure in a rust-brown robe with orange shawl, wearing a red and yellow marigold garland, sits on a raised orange-covered seat with an ornate silver staff beside him while his feet are being worshipped. Kneeling in front of him, a woman in an orange sari with a white flower in her hair performs padapuja, offering flowers and a brass plate of food. An older man in orange with folded hands and a white cloth over his shoulder kneels nearby. Behind them a young man in white sits with a rudraksha mala, a standing man in orange holds a camera, and several women in saris sit with folded hands along the wall. a person: the seated figure in the rust robe with garland and staff matches the page's noted presence, based on his ornate silver staff and garlands, though his face is not used for identification.2014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08A photograph of a home visit ritual inside a residence with wooden doors and cream walls. A seated figure with long swept-back hair, a red-and-maroon garment, a red and white flower garland, a sceptre and gold armband holds a silver staff raised while a woman in an orange sari with a red flower in her hair kneels before them offering flowers. Beside them a man in a white shirt with a saffron shawl and a bearded man in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala sit near the seated figure. Several saffron-robed young men with shaved heads stand or sit, one photographing. Two people in the foreground press hands in anjali and a boy in blue joins them. Garlanded rudraksha necklaces and a framed picture with flower garlands appear at the right. This is a padapuja style house visit; the seated figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji with saffron-toned attire, rudraksha mala and long hair.2014-07-08 +1 copiesA domestic interior during a house-visit padapuja. A seated man with long hair in a bun, wearing a red-brown dhoti, orange shawl, a garland of white and yellow flowers and gold armlets, sits on an orange cushion at right, holding a silver staff topped with a ceremonial finial. Before him, a woman in orange and a man in a white striped shirt with a forehead mark hold a lit flame over a brass plate of flowers and rice. Devotees in saffron and red stand and kneel around the room, including a woman in a pink sari, a man in an orange robe, a boy in a white shirt and a man in orange holding a camera. A bowl of flowers rests on the floor. The scene is a photo of a puja inside a home.2014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08 +1 copiesJuly 08 20142014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copies