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A photograph of a ritual blessing. A man with a shaved head, wearing a white kurta and an orange-and-brown scarf printed with script, faces right with his palm raised while another man places his right hand on his forehead. The blessing figure has long dreadlocked hair, a dark beard, a gold crown, and a dark red-brown wrap. Behind them, a woman in an orange sari and gold necklace stands next to men in white kurtas with orange scarves and rudraksha malas. A gold ceremonial item is visible in the foreground, and a red bracelet is on the blessing man's wrist. a person appears to be the blessing figure, with a probable appearance-based match.

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