Close-up photo of a seated figure in orange-red saffron robes and layered rudraksha malas offering a yellow lemon in an open palm. A rudraksha bracelet and a thin red-and-white thread are on the wrist. A white-clad person at the right edge receives it. A red patterned cloth lies in the lower left, and a sheet of paper is visible behind the lemon. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close-up photo of a seated figure in orange-red saffron robes and layered rudraksha malas offering a yellow lemon in an open palm. A rudraksha bracelet and a thin red-and-white thread are on the wrist. A white-clad person at the right edge receives it. A red patterned cloth lies in the lower left, and a sheet of paper is visible behind the lemon.

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