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A photograph of a darshan blessing. A man with long dark hair pulled back, wearing a red-orange shawl over a gold-bordered garment and a red vermilion dot on his forehead, raises his hand and presses it to the forehead of a shorter man with curly hair, an orange-red scarf with printed script and white kurta. Behind them a golden deity murti or ritual object is visible. The left figure matches the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues of long swept-back hair and ornate clothing, performing the blessing as the giver. The setting is an indoor hall with cream walls and a red wall panel.

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