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A photograph of a ritual moment in a temple-style hall with gold-carved pillars and warm lighting. A man with long dark dreadlocks, a leopard-print sleeveless garment, multiple rudraksha malas and a gold chain touches the forehead of a bare-chested young man with curly brown hair and a red-and-white beaded necklace. The standing figure in leopard print presses his fingers to the other man's brow with a visible tilak. Behind them, figures in orange and white robes stand near a small gold deity murti on a red cloth. The scene resembles a blessing or diksha moment. Two people in orange or white garments and the blessed man are visible, with others partially seen at the edges.

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