Two side-by-side photographs of a riverside or hillside setting with greenish-blue water in the background. In the left panel, a person in orange-and-white robes stands at a railing near a stone platform. In the right panel, a person in a light-coloured garment stands beside a grey stone structure. Outdoor scene, daytime, with a paduka puja context suggested by the caption printed on the page. - Nithyanandapedia

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Two side-by-side photographs of a riverside or hillside setting with greenish-blue water in the background. In the left panel, a person in orange-and-white robes stands at a railing near a stone platform. In the right panel, a person in a light-coloured garment stands beside a grey stone structure. Outdoor scene, daytime, with a paduka puja context suggested by the caption printed on the page.

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