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A small room with orange curtains and a wall cabinet hosts a pada puja at a devotee's house. A standing man in maroon robes and a rudraksha mala holds up a silver trident while wearing a white and multicolour garland. Seated saffron-clad sannyasis, one with a shaved head and rudraksha beads, attend him, and a bearded man in a white shirt sits in the foreground beside a brass plate. Brass vessels and a framed picture sit nearby.

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A small office-like room with orange walls, a white board, a desktop computer and a framed deity picture is set for a padapuja. A person seated in the centre wears a maroon robe, a multicolour and white flower garland and rudraksha beads, holding a silver trident aloft. Their feet rest on a golden plate being washed by a bearded man in saffron who holds a small vessel. A young monk in saffron stands at left beside a bookcase, and another saffron-clad attendant sits behind with ritual lamps and brass vessels on the floor.2014-06-26A seated man in saffron-orange robes holds a silver trident in his raised right hand, his bare feet resting in a brass plate of offerings during a padapuja in a home room. He wears rudraksha malas and a white and marigold garland, with bangles on his wrists. Two shaved-headed devotees in orange and white sit on the floor: one in white dhoti pours from a container at left, another in orange at right holds a bowl of fruit and a small cup. Framed photographs of a robed figure, garlanded with flowers, sit on a side table beside oil lamps and offerings. Gold curtains and a marigold garland hang behind the seated figure.2014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 26 20142014-06-26A seated man in an orange-saffron shawl over a rust-red garment, wearing a rudraksha mala and a long multicoloured flower garland, holds a tall silver trident while smiling. Beside him, shaved-headed boys in orange robes sit on the floor, and a kneeling man in a grey jacket washes or anoints a brass plate at the seated man's feet, with a garland on the floor. Behind them stands a wooden shrine with framed deity pictures, oil lamps and floral decorations. The scene reads as a ritual foot-worship or padapuja in a small room. The seated man is a probable Swamiji by appearance: long swept-back hair, saffron shawl, rudraksha mala, ceremonial garland and a trident.2014-07-10July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJuly 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesJune 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a seated figure in a deep rust-coloured robe with a red and yellow marigold garland and a rudraksha mala, holding a silver trident and smiling, while a devotee in an orange robe with a yellow-beaded garland and a white forehead mark sits near a lit oil lamp, and a woman in a red and gold sari with a white forehead mark sits beside them. Another young man in orange with a white garland kneels behind holding a silver plate, and a standing man in rust and gold robes with a rudraksha mala has arms folded. The walls are orange, with a window and air conditioner, and marigold petals lie on the floor in a pada puja setting.2014-06-26June 27 20142014-06-27July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesA seated figure in a red-and-maroon garment with a white flower garland and gold bangles holds a tall silver trident-like staff upright in a home room with bookshelves and decorative plates. Seated on a wooden chair with an orange cloth draped over the armrest, the figure's feet rest on an orange cloth where a man in a striped shawl and white dhoti pours from a small vessel into a metal bowl, with brass pots and a plate of fruit nearby. Behind them a standing man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders wears a rudraksha mala and white forehead marking. Several young men in saffron-orange robes with white forehead bands sit on the floor, and a girl in red sits at the lower right. The scene resembles a padapuja ritual in a devotee's home.2014-06-20Indoor ritual scene in a home room with orange curtains, a carved wooden screen, and a garland-draped ceiling. A central figure in orange-red robes, with white flower garlands and rudraksha beads, sits on a chair holding a tall silver trident aloft while a flame burns near the garlands. Seated around them are young men in saffron robes and rudraksha malas, one in white dhoti, with brass and fruit offerings in wooden boxes on the floor. A man in white clothing reaches in from the foreground to offer the flame. A flower arrangement and a television stand at the right edge. The central figure has long hair, rudraksha malas and garlands, matching a possible a person depiction with a trident, but the face is not clear enough to confirm identity.2014-07-07 +1 copies