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A photograph inside an orange-draped tent with orange fabric walls and a gold-coloured ornamental staff visible behind. On the left, a man with long dark hair, a saffron turban and a saffron shawl, wearing gold armlets and a gold necklace, smiles while reaching toward a bald man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala who has his eyes closed and head bowed. Beside them a bald attendant in saffron stands with a mala, and another bald man in saffron reaches in from the right. At far right, an elderly bearded man in a yellow turban and purple shawl sits with his palms pressed together. Several other people in saffron and grey stand in the background. A ceremonial initiation or blessing setting is suggested, with a purple cushion in the foreground.