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A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in a hall with flower garlands and red and purple flowers at the top left. A person in a yellow and black tiger-striped garment with a beaded waist belt and bare shoulder places a hand on the head of a small blonde girl in a white top with a red lanyard. Beside her a woman in a white top and red sash watches, and a boy with light hair stands at lower right. Behind them a woman in an orange garment wears a rudraksha mala, and other people in orange and yellow clothing are seated in the background near a white fan. The girl holds a folded white paper.

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