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A photograph of a samaya deeksha initiation in a temple-like hall with dark red walls and a golden deity murti at right. A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, a gold ceremonial necklace and a saffron-orange shawl leans forward and presses his palm to the forehead of a young man in white clothes with a red-and-black printed shawl. The young man stands with his palms joined in receipt. Behind them, several people in white and red-brown shawls and a rudraksha mala stand or sit, and a silver ceremonial staff stands at left. The central figure has cues of a person, appearing as the initiating teacher, with the young man as a devotee receiving blessing. Visible people number about six to eight.

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