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A man in a Santa hat, grey striped vest and white shirt bends forward to receive a blessing from a seated figure in a brown-orange dhoti-style garment with a gold beaded mala and a white Santa hat. The seated figure touches the man's head with one hand and holds a small brass bowl. A woman in white with an orange shawl stands beside the throne, which is under a multicoloured fringed umbrella with a green and red top. A framed painting hangs on the wall behind, and a bright light panel stands at left. a person in the seated figure: wears a white Santa hat and an ornate gold beaded mala, but the face is partly obscured and the cues are not conclusive enough to confirm.

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