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A photograph of a pada puja gathering in a hall with dark blue curtains and a white backdrop. A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a red-orange shawl, with long dark hair and a garland of yellow and purple flowers, sits on an ornate gold throne with a golden canopy and a carved gold backrest. Nearby stands a second gold throne-like seat with a green and red cushion and a small deity figure. Devotees in white and cream traditional clothes sit on orange and red mats in front of the throne, some with hands pressed in anjali, while a seated man in a white shirt and white dhoti folds his hands. Flower offerings, a tray and gold ritual implements are placed on the floor, and a woman in white stands at the back. Swamiji (probable): the seated man in saffron-orange robes with long hair and a red-orange shawl on the central gold throne is the probable Swamiji, labelled by the page as present at this event.

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