A man in white kurta with a red kumkum mark on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck holds a small ornate silver bowl in both hands while gazing upward during a ritual. A person in a yellow garment is partly visible at the left edge, and blurred seated devotees in red and white fill the background. - Nithyanandapedia

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A man in white kurta with a red kumkum mark on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck holds a small ornate silver bowl in both hands while gazing upward during a ritual. A person in a yellow garment is partly visible at the left edge, and blurred seated devotees in red and white fill the background.

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Photograph of a bearded man in a white kurta seated with eyes closed, a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala with a small framed portrait pendant around his neck. He holds a silver bowl in both hands. Beside him, a woman in a yellow sari and an elderly man in white are seated, and another silver bowl is held in the foreground. The background is blurred with red and people.

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