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A photograph of a Vishesha Deeksha initiation with a white-haired elderly man kneeling, eyes closed, while two men in saffron and orange robes attend him. A young man in an orange shawl with long brown dreadlocked hair, rudraksha mala beads and gold necklace stands behind him, holding a brass vessel, while a bearded man with long dark dreadlocks, gold earrings and rudraksha beads sits at right touching the initiate's head. Other attendants are partly visible at the top edge in orange clothing. The initiate has white ash markings on the forehead. a person's appearance is not clearly established among these figures, so the role of each person is described instead.

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