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A photograph of a pada puja-style ceremony in a hall with a gold-framed canopy and marigold garlands in red, yellow and green. A seated figure in a red-orange turban and orange-red robe, with a long brown rudraksha-style necklace, extends a hand and rests it on the head of a bowing man in a white kurta and grey waistcoat. A man in white with glasses stands behind them, and a woman in white and a woman in a red and gold sari stand nearby on red carpets. Framed photos hang on the wall and a pedestal fan stands at left. a person (turban, orange robe and rudraksha cues) is the seated figure giving blessing, performing the blessing role rather than a named identity.

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