A bald man in white dhoti and white kurta with a yellow shawl sits cross-legged on bare sandy ground beside a smouldering fire pit with scattered logs and ash. Six grey pigeons with pale wing bars walk around him on the dirt. Behind are palm trees, green shrubs and a dark stone pillar or lamp stand on a low plinth. Smoke rises from the fire. - Nithyanandapedia

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A bald man in white dhoti and white kurta with a yellow shawl sits cross-legged on bare sandy ground beside a smouldering fire pit with scattered logs and ash. Six grey pigeons with pale wing bars walk around him on the dirt. Behind are palm trees, green shrubs and a dark stone pillar or lamp stand on a low plinth. Smoke rises from the fire.

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