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Photograph of a ceremonial blessing scene in a hall with red curtains. A man in a turban and yellow-gold robe, wearing layered rudraksha malas and a heavy ornate gold-toned necklace, smiles and touches the head of a devotee who bows with palms joined; the devotee wears an orange shirt and light trousers. A younger attendant in orange robes holds out a red tray with compartments containing small items, possibly rudraksha beads. Onlookers stand behind, and a camera operator is visible at left. a person: the turbaned man in yellow-gold robes with rudraksha malas and ornate necklace, giving a blessing to a bowing devotee.

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