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A photo of a ceremonial blessing in a temple-like hall. A bare-chested man in a rust-red wrap wears a thick white jasmine garland with red roses, orange beads, and beaded red bracelets. He has a white tripundra mark on his forehead and holds a silver rod while placing his other hand on the head of a seated man in glasses and a white shirt. A woman in a dark bun with a rudraksha mala and folded hands sits at the lower left, and several people in white and striped clothes stand behind. Ornate red and gold drapery and lit oil lamps frame a golden shrine at the back. a person: the standing man in the red wrap and garland has distinctive ornate adornments, a bare-chested sannyasi-style dress and a garland, and is the one giving the blessing.

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