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Initiation ritual in a carved wooden-screen hall. A man with a long dark turban, crescent ornament, red tilak, gold and pink flower garland, and rudraksha-style beads sits on an ornate silver and red velvet throne, appearing to bless or guide a kneeling, bare-chested initiate in white dhoti with a sacred thread, whose back bears white ash markings. Another attendant in white dhoti with a yellow border and white-marked arms stands at left holding a folded white paper. Hands rest on the initiate's shoulders. A flame is visible at lower left. The seated figure is a person by appearance, showing turban, crescent and beaded ornaments, with the throne and garland as setting.

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