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A photograph of a religious blessing ceremony in a decorated hall with a blue and ornate painted wall and a red curtain. A man in a rust-red dhoti and draped wrap, with a gold waist belt, gold armlets and a pink-and-red garland, stands on a red-cushioned platform placing his hand on the head of a kneeling man in a cream embroidered kurta and a red-and-white garland. The kneeling man has joined palms and a yellow paste mark on his forehead; a woman in a green and gold sari with bangles kneels beside him. Gold-rimmed offering tray with scattered petals sits in front, and onlookers stand at right, including an older woman in a yellow sari and a child. The robed figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so only the role is given.

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