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Night outdoor photo of a festival blessing. A man with long dark swept-back hair, an orange-saffron shawl and gold-bead necklaces leans forward on a raised cream platform, placing his hand on the head of a young girl in a white top and white neck scarf. Her companion in red stands at left. Behind them, devotees in orange and white ritual clothes, some with white forehead markings, watch. A golden ornament or kalasha-like object sits in front of the platform, beside a wall of red, yellow and purple garlands. Probable Swamiji cues present: long hair, saffron shawl and gold necklaces.