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Close photograph of a smiling man with short greying hair receiving a tilak of white sandalwood paste on his forehead from a person whose hand rests on his head and whose other arm is around his shoulder. The man wears a peach-coloured kurta printed repeatedly with the words Sri Radheshyam in brown script, a green Volunteer lanyard and a dark beaded mala around his neck. The person applying the mark wears white flowers in dark hair and a bronze-coloured garment. Blurred figures in white and cream clothing stand with palms pressed together in the background.
Photo 223 of 409 from 1 October 2016

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