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A photograph of a group gathered outdoors beside a red wall. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands with her back to the camera, holding the hands of a boy in a white kurta who has a marked forehead and bows his head. Around them, boys and young people in white kurtas and dhotis stand close, and a woman in a white garment with an orange shawl and a red bindi stands behind. Two young women in white clothing are at the left edge, and a figure in orange robes is partly visible at the top. A boy at the lower right has his palms pressed together in greeting. The scene looks like a blessing or ritual greeting among devotees. Visible people number about twelve.

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