Outdoor photograph of a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, wearing an orange saffron wrap and a long white jasmine garland with red flower accents. He wears layered gold beaded necklaces with rudraksha malas and a gold pendant, hands clasped at the waist, standing in a crowd of devotees in orange robes and white dhotis. Hazy trees and a red pole are behind. - Nithyanandapedia

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Outdoor photograph of a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, wearing an orange saffron wrap and a long white jasmine garland with red flower accents. He wears layered gold beaded necklaces with rudraksha malas and a gold pendant, hands clasped at the waist, standing in a crowd of devotees in orange robes and white dhotis. Hazy trees and a red pole are behind.

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