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A seated man in an orange-red robe and a rudraksha mala with a topknot places his palm on the forehead of a kneeling man in a white shirt whose hands are pressed together in anjali. Behind them a peacock feather fan and a golden ornament are visible. Other seated participants, including a woman in white and a woman in an orange shawl, watch and smile. A portrait of a saffron-turbaned sadhu sits on a stand with a golden frame, and a blue banner behind the scene carries large white lettering. Appears to be a blessing or darshan moment during a satsang. a person: the robed man with the rudraksha mala and topknot is the central figure giving the blessing.

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