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A photograph of a ceremonial initiation gathering in a decorated hall. A man seated on a red velvet throne with gold-edged armrests wears a long-sleeved orange-brown robe, a gold necklace, a white and pink flower garland and a rudraksha mala, with a bangle on his wrist; his face is not described. In front of him, a row of seated devotees in orange and saffron saris and salwar kameez sit on the floor. A man in a white dhoti and bare chest with a rudraksha mala sits leaning over a book, and a woman in orange writes on loose sheets. Behind them stands a woman in a red blouse with a rudraksha mala, and a large golden deity murti with orange drapery and garlands stands at the upper left, with a brass kalasha and garlands beside the throne.

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