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A photo of a devotee receiving a blessing at an indoor event. A man with long dark hair, wearing a red saffron-style cloth draped over his shoulder and a red-and-gold-bead garland with a red tilak mark on his forehead, places his hand on the head of an older man in a white shirt and glasses, who bows with palms pressed together. Other men in pink, white and purple shirts stand nearby, and a man in a white shirt holds a folded paper. Background shows a decorated altar with floral arrangements and a deity murti, and a metal plate of offerings sits in the foreground. Blessing gesture appears to be a padapuja or darshan moment. a person appearance uncertain; the man giving the blessing has long hair and red-and-gold garland cues but this cannot be confirmed.

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A photo of a ritual interaction in a hall with pale walls and draped yellow and red decorations. A figure in a red robe and layered gold-and-bead necklaces stands centre-right, one hand raised to a man's head in blessing while holding a folded paper in the other. A bare-headed man in a white shirt with spectacles on the left holds a paper and watches; another man in a white shirt stands beside him. On the right a man in saffron robes holds a silver tray with gold items and red cloth. Behind them, people in white and yellow clothing move through the hall.2010-11-20A photograph inside a decorated hall with striped pillars and a white canopy. A man with long dark hair, wearing a red robe and a beaded rudraksha mala, presses his palm to the forehead of a bearded man in a checked shirt and dark trousers. Another man in a white shirt stands with hands joined in prayer on the left, and a monk in saffron robes holds a silver tray of small offerings on the right. 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