A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless top under an orange shawl and a dark beaded mala, stands outdoors before palm fronds. He holds a rope with one hand and presses a bundled orange and white cloth parcel to his forehead with the other, eyes lowered. The parcel is tied with rope at the top. The setting suggests a flag-hoisting or ritual moment. - Nithyanandapedia

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A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange sleeveless top under an orange shawl and a dark beaded mala, stands outdoors before palm fronds. He holds a rope with one hand and presses a bundled orange and white cloth parcel to his forehead with the other, eyes lowered. The parcel is tied with rope at the top. The setting suggests a flag-hoisting or ritual moment.

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