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Photograph of a seated initiation session in a hall. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, a full beard, tripundra vibhuti on the forehead, a rudraksha mala and a saffron-orange robe sits on an ornate silver and red-cushioned throne, holding an object in one hand, with bare feet on a red cushion. Around him, seated devotees in white ritual clothes with orange-red shawls and beaded malas sit on mats; a man in a bare-chested orange wrap sits nearby, and a woman in a pink-and-white sari is at right. A table with a small device and a fan stand at left; a framed photo wall is behind.