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A photograph of a ritual blessing in a richly decorated hall with red drapes and gold lion-head ornaments. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a red-orange cloth wrap and a long gold-beaded necklace sits on a golden throne, holding a peacock-feather fan at his side. Behind him stands a silver trident and a gold serpent-shaped armrest. A bald man in a white kurta with an orange-and-red shawl and a red lanyard leans in, placing one hand on the seated man's forehead while the seated man raises his palm in return. The seated man shows a person appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron-orange clothing, and ornate gold necklaces.