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A seated man in an orange-brown turban and orange robe, wearing a red-orange flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, sits on an ornate brown throne while his feet are being washed in a pada puja ritual. Women in orange saris and orange shawls kneel before him; one, in the centre, holds her hands in anjali, while others hold brass plates with flowers and small lamps. Purple and white flowers fill the foreground, and behind them stand a golden deity shrine with murtis and tall decorated poles in a hall with curtains. Three people are visible in the main group, plus partial figures at the lower left edge.

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