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A photograph of a diksha-style blessing in an indoor hall. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocks and a saffron-orange shawl stands on the left, extending his right arm to press his palm onto the forehead of a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala. The recipient stands with eyes closed and his left hand raised, palm open. Behind them, devotees in white and yellow clothing, several wearing rudraksha malas, stand in a group. The shawl bears repeated printed text. a person: the dreadlocked man with a saffron shawl and bare upper body matches the page's a person claim, so he is listed as physically present and the recipient is a devotee.

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