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A ceremonial padapuja under a white canopy with a gilded umbrella overhead. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban sits on a throne decorated with garlands of red, yellow, purple and green flowers. A woman with a red bindi and a pearl-and-flower garland smiles and holds the turban with both hands. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala and glasses stands at left with palms together in prayer. Behind the seated figure a man in orange clothing holds his hand near the flowers, and in the foreground another man in orange with gold ornaments holds a silver plate of decorated offerings. Flower petals cover the floor around the throne.

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