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A padapuja ritual in an ashram hall. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes has his bare feet being worshipped, with a silver plate of flowers, lamps and offerings in front. A man in a purple dhoti and brown shawl with a white vertical tilak and rudraksha mala pours liquid from a small vessel onto the feet. A woman in a white sari with orange border and a gold necklace sits behind, and a curly-haired woman in white kneels on a leopard-print mat. A younger woman in purple sits in the foreground. A white and purple flower garland hangs over the seated figure, and a bowl of offerings sits on the mat.

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