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A seated man with long dreadlocks and a short beard, bare-chested under a rust-orange shawl with a rudraksha mala, smiles with eyes closed while pressing his right palm to the forehead of a grey-haired, bare-shouldered devotee wearing a rudraksha necklace and a hoop earring. The devotee raises a hand in greeting, with white sacred markings on the forehead and shoulder. Behind them a man in a white shirt wears a beaded mala, and a red velvet throne with gilded arms sits at left. Other people and a stage backdrop with white floral decor fill the background. Photo appears to show an initiation or blessing moment at a KAILASA event. a person identification is based on appearance cues only: dreadlocks, rust-orange shawl and rudraksha mala on the seated figure.

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