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A photograph of a pada pooja ritual at an indoor room with marigold garlands hung on the wall. A seated figure on the left wears an orange-and-gold saffron sari with a white and red flower garland, rudraksha malas and gold bangles, and holds up a tall silver trident (trishul). In the centre, a man with glasses, a short beard and a red-saffron shawl over white clothes and a woman in white kneel beside a flame of an oil lamp, holding it with their hands. Behind them, saffron-robed sannyasis with shaved heads and white tilaks stand near a doorway, one holding a tray of fruit and another holding a tray in white dhoti. Pink petals are scattered on the floor.

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