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A padapuja ritual in an indoor hall with red curtains and a white floor. A man seated on a gold-and-red throne at right wears a purple and orange dhoti-style garment, a gold necklace and bangles, and has his hair swept back; he is seated with his feet resting on a low gold platform, and a devotee is offering reverence at his feet. Seated on the floor at left, a priest with a white dhoti and a sacred thread and a tilak on his forehead sits with folded hands, and a woman in a green sari and a man in white kneel in prayer around a gold tray holding offerings of red flowers, fruit, coconut and bowls. Other devotees in dark and orange saris sit nearby, and a few people in the foreground are shown from behind. Garlands of yellow and orange flowers decorate the throne behind him, and a microphone stand stands in front of the group.

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