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A photograph of a ceremonial initiation at an indoor event. A long-haired figure with a red-and-orange wrapped headpiece, rudraksha beads and a saffron shawl stands at the right, reaching forward to touch the forehead of a seated man with short greying hair, rudraksha malas and a bare upper body, who keeps his eyes closed. A second robed person in orange with a rudraksha mala is partly visible behind, and a white card is held near the seated man's head. A framed object sits at the lower edge and a blurred audience is visible at the back. Swamiji (probable) is the long-haired figure with the saffron shawl and red headpiece, presenting an initiation to a devotee.

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