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A photograph of a padapuja in a hall decorated with colourful flower garlands hanging on the wall. A man in a saffron-orange robe with rudraksha-style adornments, long swept-back hair and a white-and-red flower garland sits on an ornate silver-framed throne holding a silver staff, with a bangled arm and a bare-chested upper body wrapped in orange cloth. a person is seated on the throne as the central figure. A woman in a white sari with a red blouse and a man in white shirt kneel before him, the woman holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) and the man offering his hands over it. A silver plate of flower petals and offerings sits at his feet. A cameraman in white shirt photographs the scene, and a young attendant in orange stands behind the throne. Seated devotees with folded hands line the left side of the room, and a child is at the far left.

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