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A padapuja ritual in a classroom with a blackboard behind. A seated figure in orange robes and a pink flower garland sits on a gold and red throne with a red cushion, hands pressed together in namaste. A man in a white kurta kneels in front, offering a plate of flowers and fruit at the feet while a woman in a maroon sari and a boy in white shirt and dark trousers sit close by. To the right, several young people in white and orange clothing sit with hands folded. Plates of bananas, papaya, apples, pineapple and rose petals surround the throne on a white cloth. The throne figure is in orange, with an orange shawl over the shoulders and a garland. The figure may be a person, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.

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