A seated man in a rust-red ochre robe sits before a large gold-embossed backdrop and a red cushioned seat. He wears a red-and-white vertical tilak mark on his forehead, a thick ornate gold necklace of beads, and gold bangles on both upper arms. He holds a green staff wrapped with a red flower garland. - Nithyanandapedia

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A seated man in a rust-red ochre robe sits before a large gold-embossed backdrop and a red cushioned seat. He wears a red-and-white vertical tilak mark on his forehead, a thick ornate gold necklace of beads, and gold bangles on both upper arms. He holds a green staff wrapped with a red flower garland.

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