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A paduka pooja set up on a white-draped seat. Behind it stands a framed portrait with a red-and-gold border, garlanded with white jasmine strands, of a smiling man in a cream turban with a red bindi, long dark hair and a dark shawl. In front sits an orange cloth bundle with a fringed orange sash, flanked by a peacock feather and rose petals. Two brass oil lamps stand on the white cloth. A yellow marigold-ringed plate holds a pair of orange paduka sandals. Two people in white are seen from behind at the lower edge. A small framed photo of a turbaned man rests on a box near brass bowls of offerings and a banana. Text in the lower left reads 28 2006 and a copyright line.

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