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A seated figure in an orange robe with long dark hair places his hand on the forehead of a kneeling devotee in white clothes and hands pressed together, during a blessing session. The seated figure, shown from the side, sits on a red-and-white upholstered seat with a white cloth and a tray of offerings including rudraksha malas, vibhuti, yellow sweets and printed booklets. Behind him stands a shaved-headed young man in saffron and an orange-robed attendant. Around them, several white-clad devotees, some with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, sit or stand, including a woman in a grey shawl and another with a long braid. A yellow cloth and a fan are at the right, with a red curtain and a banner with a patterned border in the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robe and a blessing gesture, so the label applies.

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