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A photograph of a smiling person in a rust-red saffron-toned sari-style robe with a rudraksha mala and white and red forehead markings, stepping onto a floral rangoli at a doorway. The threshold is framed by garlands of yellow, red, white and green flowers and leaves, and the person's bare feet rest on a heart-shaped arrangement of white jasmine and pink petals bordered with marigolds. Another person in light-coloured clothing stands partly visible inside the room behind. The wooden door with a brass latch sits to the left, and the white-tiled floor surrounds the scene. This matches a pada puja welcome at a devotee's house.

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