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A seated woman in a maroon and gold sari with an orange shawl and a garland of white jasmine, red roses and yellow marigolds receives padapuja from a devotee. She sits on a raised orange cloth at left, holding her hands together in namaste, as a man in a white dhoti and orange-red shawl holds a lit oil lamp over a plate of flowers, leaves and petals placed at her feet. Around them, devotees in white, red and green saris and white shirts sit with palms pressed together on a floral-patterned cloth. A metal pole stands beside her and a brass vessel sits at the lower centre. The scene is a devotional ritual with a seated guru and worshippers.

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