A man in a maroon-red turban and maroon-red robes stands at night before an ornate embossed silver panel with floral scrollwork. He wears a multi-strand gold bead mala, a large gold pendant, and a long garland of white flowers with blue, red and yellow ribbon. He holds a silver trident staff upright with one hand and smiles. Strings of lights and a tinselled orange wall appear at the right edge. - Nithyanandapedia

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A man in a maroon-red turban and maroon-red robes stands at night before an ornate embossed silver panel with floral scrollwork. He wears a multi-strand gold bead mala, a large gold pendant, and a long garland of white flowers with blue, red and yellow ribbon. He holds a silver trident staff upright with one hand and smiles. Strings of lights and a tinselled orange wall appear at the right edge.

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