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A photograph of a pada puja-style house visit in a room with gold shimmer curtains and flower decorations. A seated figure in an orange-red shawl and red-orange dhoti, wearing rudraksha and gold ceremonial necklaces and a gold-trimmed red-orange throne cover, rests a hand on a bowl-shaped offering held by a woman in a white sari with a red blouse and garland. A woman in a purple sari holds a tray of offerings, a man in white with a red flower garland stands at left, and a young girl in a teal dress stands in front. Behind the seated figure, a bald man in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha beads holds a trident-like staff, and a fruit tray sits at lower right. a person is seated on the throne with distinctive ceremonial gold necklaces, rudraksha and a shawl, and is being honoured by the household.

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