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Indoor ritual scene in a hall with a projection screen behind. A figure in a red turban with gold trim, a green and red garment, gold bangles and a gold-beaded necklace holds up a folded white paper while speaking and smiling. Beside them, a man in white kurta holds cupped hands near a small jar of offerings, and other devotees in white and saffron stand around a tray of fruit and sweets. A person in saffron robes and rudraksha beads stands at right. The turbaned figure's appearance is ceremonial but the cues are not enough to confirm identity, so this is described by role only.

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A photograph of a pada-puja ritual in an indoor hall. A man in a deep red turban with gold trim and a cream-white ceremonial garland, wearing a red shawl over a blue garment, stands at the center holding a folded white paper. Two shaven-headed priests in white dhotis with gold borders and orange cloth assist, one tending a red-lacquered tray of flowers, fruit and offerings. Around them, devotees in white shirts, a red shirt and an orange cloth stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, while others look on.2011-12-14A photograph of a man in a tall magenta-red turban with gold trim, wearing a green and yellow garment, multiple gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style bead mala, smiling and raising one hand in blessing toward an older white-haired man in white clothes who stands with palms pressed together. A monk-like figure in orange robes with white markings on his arm stands at right, and other men in white and dark shirts crowd the background in an indoor hall. 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