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A photograph of a ritual blessing inside a temple-like hall. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti with bare upper body bows forward, his head touched by the hands of a standing figure in white dhoti and shawl wearing long rudraksha malas, a gold chest pendant and gold-trimmed cloth. On the right, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange wrap, rudraksha bracelets and gold earring watches, with his hand raised near the bowing man's head. Gold railing and a red-and-green patterned mat are visible in the background.

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