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A photograph inside a decorated hall during a deeksha ceremony. A seated figure on a red and gold throne wears a red-brown robe, a long garland of red and pink flowers, and a rudraksha mala; he smiles and extends his right hand toward a kneeling devotee. The devotee wears white clothes, a brown shawl and a white blindfold, hands pressed together in namaskar. A priest in brown and gold robes stands at left, guiding him. Silver ceremonial poles frame the scene, with garlanded altars, brass lamps, a kalasha and a deity murti behind, and a colourful floral arrangement at upper right.

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