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A photograph of a devotional blessing inside a richly decorated temple hall with a gilded pillar and a large flower garland backdrop. A man in a red-brown robe with a heavy gold necklace and rudraksha beads sits on a seat, smiling and placing his hand on the head of a man in a striped navy and red shirt who bends forward; a white jasmine garland rests on the bent man's head. A figure in white with gold trim and rudraksha malas raises one finger beside them. Behind, a monk in saffron-orange robes stands near a pedestal fan, another figure in orange stands at left, and a woman in a yellow-and-orange sari at right looks on. Appearance-based label: a person for the seated man in red-brown robes with a gold necklace and rudraksha beads, though the cues are limited.

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