A young boy with light brown tousled hair stands in a white embroidered kurta with an orange shawl printed with a person mantra script, facing a bare-chested man with a black beard and a rudraksha mala who raises a palm toward him in a blessing gesture. A pink-and-white floral garland hangs at the man's neck. Behind them, people in orange and white robes stand in a blurred hall. - Nithyanandapedia

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A young boy with light brown tousled hair stands in a white embroidered kurta with an orange shawl printed with a person mantra script, facing a bare-chested man with a black beard and a rudraksha mala who raises a palm toward him in a blessing gesture. A pink-and-white floral garland hangs at the man's neck. Behind them, people in orange and white robes stand in a blurred hall.

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