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A photo of a blessing or initiation moment at an indoor event. A long-haired man in an orange sleeveless robe sits on the right and places both hands on the heads of two devotees who are bowed before him. One devotee is a man in glasses and a white shirt; the other is a woman in a cream sari with a hair clip, hands pressed together in anjali. Behind them, a man in orange with a red stole stands, and a man in white with a yellow shawl appears at the top right. An older man in a cream kurta with a red tilak stands at the left. A white tray holding bundled money and a small golden object sits beside them, with booklets at the lower right. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair and orange robe) is giving blessings to devotees.

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