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A photograph of a ceremonial padapuja at an outdoor tent event. A woman with long dark hair, wearing a white and gold sari and gold necklaces, sits on an ornate gold throne draped with red, yellow, purple and white flower garlands, her bare feet resting on a red cushion on a gold footstool. A man in white shirt and white dhoti bends forward and holds a decorated mala-like cord, offering devotion at her feet. An older woman in a gold sari kneels on the red carpet behind him, and a figure in orange clothing stands at left holding an orange folder. Pink draped fabric, colourful balloons and flower arrangements decorate the tent. a person appearance is not clearly established from the image.

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