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A seated figure in an orange saffron robe, bare-shouldered, with long swept-back dark hair, wearing layered gold necklaces and gold armlets, smiling warmly while holding the hands of a young man in a navy and grey striped polo shirt who stands before him, offering something. Behind them is an altar with two large ornate gold-and-silver deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and white flower garlands, and an orange cloth draped in front. A man on the far left holds a camera. Ash markings are visible on the seated figure's arms and shoulders, and a golden kalasha-style offering with garlands sits at the lower right. The scene appears to be a devotional darshan or ritual exchange.

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