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Photograph of a crowded indoor meditation program. In the foreground, a figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange shawl, with long dark hair and a garland of white flowers with orange and blue accents, leans forward and places a hand on the head of a seated man with eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer, wearing a white shirt. Behind them, many people in white and pastel clothing, some wearing name badges, stand and watch; a woman in a blue sari and a woman in lavender and white are visible. Several onlookers wear rudraksha-style beads. The scene suggests an energy darshan blessing. Appearance-based label: a person, the saffron-turbaned figure with long hair and garland.

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