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A seated man in a red-orange garment wrapped over his bare shoulder wears a pink and white flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala at his neck. He rests his right hand on the head of a kneeling woman with long brown hair tied back; she wears an orange shawl printed with script and holds her palm open in front of her. Beside them stand a tall silver trident-like staff and gold ceremonial objects with ornate carvings, and a framed colourful painting hangs on the wall behind. The setting suggests a blessing or initiation moment. Swamiji (probable): the seated man shows long swept-back hair, a flower garland, a rudraksha mala and a saffron-toned wrap, while the kneeling woman is a devotee receiving blessing.

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