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A photograph of a padapuja-style ceremony in an ashram hall with a red carpet. A seated figure in an orange-red turban, red-brown robe and white flower garland sits on an ornate gold throne with carved lion heads and red cushions, holding a fruit. In front of the throne is a tray of red apples. Several women approach in procession: two in orange-saffron robes with rudraksha malas, one in a brown robe with a mala, one in a white sari with a mala, and a woman in white with a mala carrying a small child in white. Two others are in white or brown garments. Behind them are white air-conditioning units, columns and a dark curtain. Below left, a shaved-headed man is seen from behind. Some visible padding and cloths are held by the approaching women, and the scene shows devotion and offering of fruit.

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