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A photograph of a padapuja-style devotional moment in a decorated hall. A man with long, swept-back black hair sits on a gold-and-cream throne-like couch, wearing an orange sleeveless robe and a layered garland of pink, red and yellow flowers. He has a plain white-and-gold beaded necklace. A woman in a white top and white skirt leans in and bends toward his feet with a small girl in a pink dress, who holds a white thread-like string. Behind them a man in an orange shawl and round glasses, with a gold chain, stands near a gold repousse backdrop with a carved deity medallion, flower garlands, and a yellow-clad attendant at left. Garlands of red, yellow and white flowers adorn the couch and surrounding decor. Five physical people are visible.

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