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A padapuja ritual in a gilded temple hall. A younger man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha mala and arm bands, sits cross-legged on a leopard-print mat ringing a small brass bell beside silver puja vessels, flower garlands and a tray of petals. Seated on an ornate gold-and-crimson throne with carved lion arms is an older bald, white-bearded man in orange cloth with a red shawl and rudraksha necklaces, his bare feet resting on a stool being washed with flowers. Behind them a gold altar holds deity murtis draped in green, red and orange cloth with brass lamps. a person probable: the seated elder fits the presentation via rudraksha malas, red shawl and throne, but cues are moderately distinctive so unsure.

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