A laughing man with long dark hair, a red bindi on his forehead, and a loose saffron-orange shawl over an orange top stands before an ornate gold-leaf backdrop with floral carved relief. A older man in a white shirt with a red-and-white beaded mala at his neck leans forward laughing, his hand resting on the shoulder of the man in orange. - Nithyanandapedia

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A laughing man with long dark hair, a red bindi on his forehead, and a loose saffron-orange shawl over an orange top stands before an ornate gold-leaf backdrop with floral carved relief. A older man in a white shirt with a red-and-white beaded mala at his neck leans forward laughing, his hand resting on the shoulder of the man in orange.

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