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Inside an ashram hall, a person seated on a tall upholstered armchair wears a red-maroon dhoti-style garment, a long white, pink and red flower garland, and gold armlets, with a bare head and ornate forehead markings. Seated at their feet on the floor, several devotees in white clothes hold their hands in anjali mudra, while a young man in white and a bald devotee in saffron sit nearby. Gold thalis with lamps, flowers and offerings are arranged on the floor, and a pink-petal plate sits on a side table. Behind them, a green cloth is held up and more devotees in white sit along the balcony and staircase, with a gold-framed chair and ceiling fan in view. Several people are visible in the room, the overall scene is a darshan and pada puja gathering.

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A seated figure in a red-and-gold dhoti and a long multicolour flower garland sits in a cushioned armchair while devotees perform padapuja at his feet. Around him, seated devotees in white dhotis and kurtas press their palms together, and one holds a small offering. Brass plates of flowers, lamps and sweets sit on a rug before the chair. In the background a crowd fills a staircase and a hall, and a golden peetha/throne and a white-and-green cloth are visible. A pedestal fan stands at the right edge. The image is a photograph of a ritual at an ashram. a person: the seated figure wears a red-and-gold garment, a garland and gold jewellery, consistent with the page's description of a person receiving padapuja.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJune 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesIndoor padapuja scene in a plain yellow-walled room with orange curtains. 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