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A seated figure in orange robes places his right hand on the crown of a man's head during a blessing at an indoor gathering. The blessing giver has long dark hair swept back and wears an orange sleeveless garment with an orange shawl over his lap. The recipient, kneeling with palms pressed together, wears glasses and an orange-red polo shirt and holds a small card. Behind them a woman in a yellow sari with red border stands near a white-draped table with apples, flowers and a fruit basket, and a red curtain hangs in the background. Another man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala stands at left, while another man in white and orange holds a hand to a face at the edge. A small framed picture and a stack of blue-covered booklets sit at lower right, with heads of onlookers in the foreground. The scene suggests a darshan or blessing line with a devotee receiving blessing.

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