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A photograph of a padapuja in a room with white sheets draped over tables. A man in an orange robe sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with his palms pressed together in namaste and eyes closed. A woman in a white sari with a gold border kneels at his feet, pouring liquid from a small cup over a silver plate of rose petals and offerings at his feet. Another person in orange robes sits at the right edge. On the white cloth in front are silver bowls of sweets, a brass lamp, a small silver pot and fruit. A wall air conditioner and stacked books are visible. The man wears an orange wrap, a rudraksha-style sannyasi attire, and a bare upper arm, and the setting suggests a devotee offering padapuja to a seated guru. Probable Swamiji is seated on the throne, with his long hair swept back and an orange wrap as cues.

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