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A photograph of a ritual blessing in an indoor hall. A central man in a cream turban and white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl, wearing rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, presses his palm to the forehead of a devotee with grey hair in a blue-and-white striped shirt, who has his hands pressed together in namaskar. A man in a saffron-orange cloth stands in the right foreground with his back to the camera, and a white-clad attendant with a shaved head watches at the right edge. Several other men in white shirts and glasses stand behind. A tray of offerings and a bouquet of white flowers are visible at the lower right, with a projection screen and red drapes in the background. The central figure's appearance is consistent with the page reference, with cues including the turban, rudraksha malas and gold necklace, but the identification is not certain.

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