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A man with long dark hair tied up, wearing a white and gold-yellow shawl over the shoulder and a long rudraksha mala, smiles while placing his hand on the forehead of an older man with grey hair and a grey moustache, who wears a white shirt and stands with his palm raised. A small red tilak marks the forehead of the smiling man. Behind them is a red and dark-patterned backdrop with a golden lamp stand at the upper left. The gesture suggests a blessing or initiation moment at a satsang setting.

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