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Indoor photograph in a home with blue-and-white tiled walls and a wooden door. In the centre, a man in a white shirt bends forward, extending a brass dish of offerings toward a bearded man in white with an orange sash. On the right, a figure in an orange turban and orange robe, wearing a white flower garland, reaches out to touch the bearded man's forehead, apparently blessing him. To the left, a woman in a magenta sari with gold border presses her palms together, and a man in a striped shirt stands behind them. A red and gold cloth hangs on the wall above, and a small wall shelf holds a round tray.

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