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Indoor ritual scene at a temple-like hall during a pada puja event. A woman in a saffron-orange and peach sari with garlands of white jasmine and gold jewellery stands on a red-and-zebra-patterned seat holding a silver plate of food offerings. Beside her, a woman in a rust-coloured sari with rudraksha beads and a small gold necklace leans in, while a young woman in orange with a red-and-white dupatta-style sash kneels and reaches toward the plate. On the right, a woman in a white sari with a long rudraksha mala and a girl in orange with glasses and rudraksha beads stand on red carpet. A large deity murti decorated with a multicolour flower garland, gold fabric and offering plates stands in the background, with a blue patterned backdrop and other devotees in orange robes nearby.

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