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A photograph of a padapuja ceremony on a stage with a large painted backdrop of rocky, earthy tones and an orange glow. Devotees in white clothes and saffron-clad attendants gather around a golden, ornate seat decorated with green leaves, garlands of white and red flowers. A man in a white dhoti and shirt bends forward toward the seat, a woman in white salwar kameez stands with hands together, and a woman in a white sari kneels with a brass plate in front of the seat. Other devotees in white shirts, orange and red sarees, and a small child in blue stand in a line watching. A figure in saffron robes stands at the golden seat, but his appearance is not clearly identifiable. Rose petals and a brass vessel rest on a side table with flowers.

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