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A photograph in a large open hall with a woven thatched ceiling and fluorescent lights. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing an orange sleeveless top and a white jasmine garland places both hands on the face of a young man in a grey t-shirt, who leans in toward him. Red and white flower garlands and marigolds are visible in the foreground on the left. Behind them a seated crowd of devotees fills the hall, and a woman in a light sari watches at the left edge. The scene suggests a blessing exchange or prathyaksha pada pooja-style darshan. Swamiji (probable) fits the long swept-back hair, orange clothing and jasmine garland cues, placed here as the man in orange giving the blessing.