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A photograph of a nayana deeksha-style blessing at an indoor satsang hall. In the foreground, a woman with hair in a bun, wearing a rust-orange garment and a rudraksha mala, extends her right arm to touch the forehead of a man in a white collared shirt, eyes closed, with his left hand raised. She holds a folded sheet of paper in her other hand. Behind them, several people in white clothing stand against a deep red curtain, and a partially visible figure stands at right. The scene shows a hands-on blessing ritual in progress.

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