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A photograph taken indoors at a darshan session. A long-haired man in a sleeveless orange robe sits at the right, his right hand resting on the head of a seated devotee in the foreground, with a folded paper slip held near the hair. A red-tinted rudraksha-style bead strand hangs from his hand area. Beside him, a woman in white with a yellow shawl and red bindi stands behind a white-draped table holding a flower arrangement of red and white blossoms and small trays. At left, a man in a white shirt bends forward, another man in a pink-and-white striped shirt holds a small child in a red and yellow top, and a man in orange stands near the left edge. A black speaker, a standing fan, and a maroon curtain form the background, with a colourful woven banner at the upper right. Roughly six to eight people are visible.

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