  We point out that in the minimal left-right realization of TeV scale seesaw
for neutrino masses, the neutral scalar from the right-handed $SU(2)_R$
breaking sector could be much lighter than the right-handed scale. We discuss
for the first time the constraints on this particle from low-energy flavor
observables, find that the light scalar is necessarily long-lived. We show that
it can be searched for at the LHC via displaced signals of a collimated photon
jet, and can also be tested in current and future high-intensity experiments.
In contrast to the unique diphoton signal (and associated jets) in the
left-right case, a generic beyond Standard Model light scalar decays mostly to
leptons or jets. Thus, the diphoton channel proposed here provides a new avenue
to test the left-right framework and reveal the underlying neutrino mass
generation mechanism.
