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Indoor photograph in a temple-style hall with ornate cream arches and a shrine with a deity murti in the background. A man in an orange saffron robe with a bare chest, long swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a heavy ceremonial necklace places his right hand on the crown of an older white-haired, white-bearded man in a white shirt, who stands with palms pressed together in respect. The robed man holds a sheet of paper in his left hand and smiles. Another person in orange stands at the right edge, and a partially visible person is at the far left. Audio equipment and cables are visible on the floor. Appearance-based label: a person, giving blessing, in_person.

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