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A photograph of an in-person blessing scene. A person in a maroon and gold turban, long dark-red sash with gold border, multiple flower garlands in orange and white, and gold bangles on the arm reaches forward to touch the forehead of a kneeling man in an orange shirt. Beside them a bald man with a yellow forehead mark and dark beads wears an orange-and-maroon wrap. A kneeling man in a white shirt with folded hands and glasses watches. In front, a tray holds oranges, bangles and folded cash. Behind, a gold deity murti stands in an ornate shrine area and a standing man in white and rudraksha beads is visible. Looks like a darshan blessing with abhishekam-style offerings.

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