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A seated man in a rust-orange wrap and brown shawl, with rudraksha beads on his neck, places his right hand on the forehead of a woman kneeling before him. He has a topknot and white vibhuti marks, and holds a small white paper packet in his left hand. The woman wears a white T-shirt and an orange shawl printed with text, with rudraksha bracelets on her wrist, and holds a small white paper cup. Gold lion-headed carvings and a silver and gold staff sit beside them.

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