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A photograph of a pada puja ceremony held under an open temple canopy with orange curtains and grey stone pillars. A man with long dark hair and an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits on a large gold throne with an ornate back, flanked by a deity murti of two figures with crowns behind him. Seated on the orange cloth before the throne are devotees: a woman in a white sari with a yellow shawl, a woman in white with a yellow shawl, a man in white with a yellow shawl, and a man in white beside a shaved-headed priest in white holding a microphone. Several oil lamps, brass dishes, fruit and flowers lie on the mat in front. Five to six people are visible, with saffron-robed sannyasis seated to the left.

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