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A photo of a ceremonial blessing inside a temple-style room. A seated figure with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange shawl over the shoulder, gold necklaces, rudraksha mala beads, a gold armlet and gold earrings, and places a hand on the head of an elderly white-bearded man in white clothes and a white headband who bows forward with hands joined. Behind them stand a large garlanded deity murti with yellow and red flower garlands, brass oil lamps, and a gold-trimmed leopard-print seat. Several people in white stand in the background. The seated figure has distinctive adornments and saffron clothing, a person presence in a blessing role.

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