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A photograph of a blessing moment at an indoor event. A person in long dark hair and an orange sleeveless top with an orange shawl places a hand on the head of a small child in an orange top and green skirt, who is held by a woman in a pale yellow sari with a rudraksha mala. Beside them a young woman in an orange blouse and white dhoti-style skirt holds a toddler in red and gold clothes. Other people stand behind in yellow shawls, white kurta and pale yellow attire. A maroon cushion is visible at the right edge. The person giving the blessing wears saffron/orange clothing and long swept-back hair, with distinctive ritual cues, and is identified only by appearance as a person, performing a blessing ritual on the child.

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