A woman in a red turban, red-and-leopard-print sari and rudraksha malas blesses a man in white kurta by pressing her hand to his forehead during a darshan session. A woman in red and cream stands behind, holding a sheet of paper, and a bowl of fruit and flowers sits at lower left. A shaved-headed person in white stands at the back, and the background is draped in deep red. - Nithyanandapedia

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A woman in a red turban, red-and-leopard-print sari and rudraksha malas blesses a man in white kurta by pressing her hand to his forehead during a darshan session. A woman in red and cream stands behind, holding a sheet of paper, and a bowl of fruit and flowers sits at lower left. A shaved-headed person in white stands at the back, and the background is draped in deep red.

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