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Outdoor guru puja at an ashram under a gold-foil backdrop framed by purple-trimmed scalloped edging. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe, rudraksha mala and flower garland, sits on an ornate carved wooden throne with carved lion heads, smiling. Beside the throne stand a flower-draped lamp-stand and an orange-and-pink garland arrangement. A woman in a white and red-patterned sari kneels on a white cloth, bowing forward to touch or honour the silver padapuja stand in front of him. Behind her, two framed images show a kalasha-like offering of flowers and a figure by a tree. A bare-headed attendant in white sits at the right edge, and another person in orange stands in the background at left. Marigold and jasmine petals are scattered on the red carpet.

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