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A photograph of a large tented hall with a red carpet and white walls, hung with coloured paper lanterns and ceiling fans. On the left, a seated figure in a deep red-brown robe sits on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-like armrests, smiling and raising a hand. Around him, a dense crowd of devotees sits and stands; many women wear white, saffron and green saris, and several men wear white dhotis with red sashes. Two people in the foreground raise open palms, and a man in a bright blue kurta stands near the centre. A brass plate with leaves lies in the lower right. Ceremonial initiation gathering, ashtakanma initiation as described by the page.

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