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A seated man on an ornate gold-framed throne is having his feet washed in a silver tray during a ritual honouring. He wears orange and gold-bordered robes, a rudraksha mala, a red tilak on his forehead and a headband. A kneeling priest in orange robes with a gold chain pours from a small vessel over his feet, with pink flowers in the tray. Behind the throne are blue and cream painted panels, cream pillars, a green cloth-covered table, red fruit and a gold kalasha. This is a padapuja-style foot-worship ceremony, with the seated figure presented as a person based on his orange and gold robes, rudraksha mala and ceremonial throne setting.

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