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A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark, and a rust-coloured saffron wrap draped over a bare shoulder, wearing a thick rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles. He sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne and extends his right hand to bless the bowed head of a kneeling devotee in a white shirt. Behind him, women in white and cream saris with gold necklaces stand near a gold pillar, and one woman in a rust sari holds a white cloth. The scene suggests a darshan blessing. a person is seated centre-left with distinctive long hair, saffron wrap and rudraksha mala, giving a blessing on the throne.

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