A photograph of a long-haired man with rose-and-jasmine garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace placing his right hand on the crown of a seated older man in a white shirt, who has his eyes closed and head bowed. Beside them a small gold deity murti with an ornate crown stands on the altar. Two other men in white and gold-bordered clothing stand behind, and the scene is lit with warm haze. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a long-haired man with rose-and-jasmine garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace placing his right hand on the crown of a seated older man in a white shirt, who has his eyes closed and head bowed. Beside them a small gold deity murti with an ornate crown stands on the altar. Two other men in white and gold-bordered clothing stand behind, and the scene is lit with warm haze.

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