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Photo of a samaya deeksha initiation exchange in a temple-like hall with a golden ornamented pillar at left and a brass oil lamp on a tray. A bare-chested man with a swept-back topknot, rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold necklace and orange-gold cloth sits at left, holding a folded paper and a pair of rudraksha malas toward two devotees. Two devotees in white with orange-red shawls stand or sit at right; a man in white with a red shawl and rudraksha beads listens, and a woman in white with an orange rudraksha mala looks on. Two more white-clad people stand in the background, and a green potted plant sits in the middle. The seated figure's appearance cues are distinctive but his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so he is described by role.

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