HINDUISM: Saiva initiation
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The guru pours oil in the sacred fire. Photo ref: LA18.	The guru invokes God's energy in the pots. Photo ref: LA13.	The guru gives God's energy to the sishya. Photo ref: LB01.
The guru teaches a mudra to the sishya. Photo ref: LB09.	The guru ties a cloth around the sishya's head. Photo ref: LB02.	The guru gives a holy thread to the sishya. Photo ref: LB07.
	The guru pours oil in the sacred fire. Photo ref: LB05.	The guru pours oil in the sacred fire. Photo ref: LB06.

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