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A photograph of a temple blessing. A bearded man with long dreadlocks and a rust-orange cloth over bare shoulders, wearing a rudraksha mala, places his right palm on the forehead of a shaven-headed man with closed eyes who wears an orange shawl printed with text. Behind them stand a golden deity murti and a silver ceremonial staff, with other people in saffron clothing in the background. Visible a person cues on the blessing figure include long dreadlocks and a rudraksha mala over rust-orange clothing, though his identity is uncertain.

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