A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes with the cloth draped over his head, wearing a heavy gold-toned multi-strand necklace with a large pendant. White ash marks his forehead and upper arm, and a red mark sits at the centre of his brow. He holds a brass bell in one hand and a brass lamp with a flame in the other, performing a ritual during an evening puja with steam rising behind him. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes with the cloth draped over his head, wearing a heavy gold-toned multi-strand necklace with a large pendant. White ash marks his forehead and upper arm, and a red mark sits at the centre of his brow. He holds a brass bell in one hand and a brass lamp with a flame in the other, performing a ritual during an evening puja with steam rising behind him.

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A man in an orange saffron shawl drawn over his head stands at night, holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in his left hand and a brass handbell in his right. He wears a long gold-beaded necklace with a small gold deity pendant, and white ash marks on his forehead and arms. Light haze and sprinkled water droplets surround him. A second person with curly hair in orange clothing is partly visible at the left edge. This appears to be a ritual lamp and bell worship moment.

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