A man with hair tied in a bun and a white tilak on his forehead sits with hands pressed in anjali mudra, eyes closed, wearing a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulders and a rudraksha mala. Behind him, several devotees in orange shawls stand with hands folded or raised, and a seated woman in a white top and orange shawl also closes her eyes in prayer. - Nithyanandapedia

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A man with hair tied in a bun and a white tilak on his forehead sits with hands pressed in anjali mudra, eyes closed, wearing a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulders and a rudraksha mala. Behind him, several devotees in orange shawls stand with hands folded or raised, and a seated woman in a white top and orange shawl also closes her eyes in prayer.

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