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A covered veranda with a granite pillar wrapped in marigold garlands and a banana plant behind it. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe stands on a metal plate, wearing a long white jasmine garland and a red-and-white flower garland with a rudraksha mala, smiling. A man in white kurta bows low, touching the feet of the standing figure, with loose white jasmine petals on the floor. Three people stand to the left with hands joined in namaste: a woman in a teal sari, a woman in a white top and blue skirt, and an older man in a striped shirt. At right, a bald priest in white dhoti with a gold necklace and an orange-bordered shawl stands near another saffron-clad attendant. The scene appears to be a padapuja-style honouring. a person: the standing figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala, though this is an appearance-based label only.

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