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Indoor photograph in a small room with yellow walls and a wooden door and window frame. A person with swept-back dark hair and a rose-and-greenery garland draped over the shoulders, wearing a red-brown garment and gold bangles, is smiling and touching the forehead of a shaved-headed devotee in orange robes with a white-striped cloth. A third person in orange robes with rudraksha malas holds a camera with an external flash at right, and a child in orange with a mala looks on from behind. Framed certificates and posters hang on the wall behind them.

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July 07 20142014-07-07July 07 20142014-07-07 +1 copiesIndoor photograph of a padapuja house visit. A woman with dark hair in a low bun, wearing a red-and-orange sari, a red and yellow flower garland and gold bangles, stands with her hands on the head of a woman who bends forward in devotion. Beside them a man with grey hair and white dhoti with red border kneels, and a cameraman in a saffron shirt films. On the right a smiling young woman in a purple and yellow sari wears a rudraksha mala. A shrine with garlands and an oil lamp is visible in the background.2014-07-07A woman in a rust-orange sari with a long garland of red flowers, white blossoms and yellow lemons places her hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt with a red shawl, who kneels before her. A man in an orange garment with a rudraksha mala and a camera with a flash stands behind them, and another man in white dhoti with a gold border is at the left edge. A large fan, a small framed picture and a wall poster of a blue-robed figure surrounded by garlands are visible in the background. The scene resembles a blessing or padapuja-style reception in a home.2014-07-03July 07 20142014-07-07May 09 20152015-05-09July 01 20142014-07-01July 17 20152015-07-17A seated priest in a rust-brown and gold-bordered dhoti-style cloth with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and orange-red beaded necklaces places his right hand on the forehead of a shaven-headed man in an orange-red robe and rudraksha mala, who has white tilak marks and an earring. Behind them a seated woman in a maroon robe and dark beads watches, and two people in cream and white stand in a room with red curtains. The scene resembles a forehead blessing or initiation during a ritual.2013-11-05A photograph of a satsang-style setting in which a long-haired figure in a rust-orange wrap and a red and white flower garland sits and places a hand on the forehead of a man in a white shirt and orange-red shawl, who leans in with eyes closed. Behind them, several people in white and red shawls stand, and a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala sits at lower right. Two lamps sit on the table-level surface at left.2013-05-28A seated figure in a red turban, red garment and heavy gold necklace and armlets places his right hand on the bald head of a kneeling man in a saffron-orange robe with rudraksha beads. The kneeling man wears glasses, a tilak mark on his forehead and prayer-style hands. A gold throne with ornate carving stands at left, with red rose petals and flowers nearby. Behind them, white-clad devotees wear rudraksha malas, and a silver staff rises in the centre. The seated figure appears to be a person, identified by the red turban, gold ornaments and seated place of honour alongside his distinctive adornments, while the kneeling man is a devotee receiving blessing.2015-07-01June 26 20142014-06-26