A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow waist cord drapes an orange cloth with a maroon border over a black stone statue of a seated deity. The statue wears an orange and maroon headwrap and holds a tall ritual staff-like object. Green leafy tree branches fill the background. The man's hands grip the orange cloth at the statue's chest while he adjusts it. - Nithyanandapedia

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A man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow waist cord drapes an orange cloth with a maroon border over a black stone statue of a seated deity. The statue wears an orange and maroon headwrap and holds a tall ritual staff-like object. Green leafy tree branches fill the background. The man's hands grip the orange cloth at the statue's chest while he adjusts it.

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