Photograph of an indoor event under a red tent canopy. A long-haired figure with a rudraksha mala draped over bare shoulders and an orange cloth, seated at left, reaches out and grips the hand of an older man in white kurta and a red lanyard, who leans forward to greet them. Behind them, several people in white and red clothing watch, and a metal cage sits among the crowd. - Nithyanandapedia

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Photograph of an indoor event under a red tent canopy. A long-haired figure with a rudraksha mala draped over bare shoulders and an orange cloth, seated at left, reaches out and grips the hand of an older man in white kurta and a red lanyard, who leans forward to greet them. Behind them, several people in white and red clothing watch, and a metal cage sits among the crowd.

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