A smiling man in a pale grey-white turban and white kurta raises one hand in greeting. He wears long white and red flower garlands around his neck, with a gold ornament at the chest and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stand a gilded golden carved backdrop and a red patterned cushion, and a floral arrangement with white and red blossoms rests at his side. - Nithyanandapedia

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A smiling man in a pale grey-white turban and white kurta raises one hand in greeting. He wears long white and red flower garlands around his neck, with a gold ornament at the chest and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stand a gilded golden carved backdrop and a red patterned cushion, and a floral arrangement with white and red blossoms rests at his side.

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