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A photograph of a long-haired man in a saffron-and-gold wrap and a rudraksha mala, seated on the left, pressing his palm to the forehead of a young man in white kurta and trousers with an event badge, who stands with his hands raised in reverence. Behind them, a portrait labelled with a saffron-robed figure sits on a stand, and seated devotees watch, including a woman in white with a red-brown shawl. A gold deity murti is partly visible at lower left. Swamiji (probable) is identifiable by the long hair, saffron-gold wrap and rudraksha mala of the figure giving the blessing; the receiving man is a devotee. Roughly four people are visible.

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