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Indoor photograph of a seated ritual exchange on a green cloth-covered floor. A bare-chested figure with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha-style beads and a white flower garland, wearing an orange cloth, reaches forward to press a hand to the forehead of a man in an orange robe over white clothes who sits with palms joined in namaste. The man has a red tilak mark on his forehead and a gold bracelet. Behind them an older bearded man in orange sits smiling, a white-clad figure stands, a tripod and a black speaker are visible, and several people in orange and white stand in the background near a wooden door. Scattered flower petals lie on the floor. Photo-based. Visible people: about six. a person candidate cues are present in the bare-chested figure with long hair, garland and beads, but the appearance is not clear enough for a firm identification, so unsure.

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