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A photograph of a ceremonial blessing in a temple-like hall. On the left, a long-haired man with bare chest and an orange-and-green silk garment, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, touches the forehead of a bearded man in a cream-white kurta and orange shawl. The blessed man stands with eyes closed and palms raised. Gold ornamented elements and flower garlands sit in the background, with a red-patterned cushion in the lower left. Probable Swamiji (probable): the long-haired man in orange-and-green silk with rudraksha mala and gold necklace performs the blessing, placing a hand on the devotee's head.

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