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Photograph of a group of shirtless male devotees in white dhotis standing in a row at night during a Vishesha Deeksha initiation, hands folded in anjali mudra and eyes closed or looking forward. Several wear rudraksha malas across their chests and arms, some with white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads, and a few wear identity lanyards with ID cards. Behind them is a blurred green tarpaulin backdrop and a partly visible white-clad figure. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person; the central figures are devotees in ritual attire.