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A photograph of a ritual initiation in a gold-decorated hall. A bearded man with long matted dreadlocks, a white tilak on his forehead, a white and gold flower garland, gold necklaces and bangles, and orange-brown cloth sits and holds a silver trident-topped staff while placing his hand on the head of a shirtless young man kneeling before him. The kneeling man wears a rudraksha mala. Behind them another person in orange and maroon sits, and a folded orange cloth lies in the foreground. A pedestal fan and a brass lamp stand nearby. Two people are visible in the scene.

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