A man in a dark red turban with a vermilion bindi and a thick beaded rudraksha mala stands at night in front of blurred string lights in red, green, blue and orange. He wears a gold pendant necklace over a dark red cloth and smiles with eyes lowered. In the lower left, a silver trident rests beside him. The photo is a candid evening shot with heavy bokeh lighting in the background. - Nithyanandapedia

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A man in a dark red turban with a vermilion bindi and a thick beaded rudraksha mala stands at night in front of blurred string lights in red, green, blue and orange. He wears a gold pendant necklace over a dark red cloth and smiles with eyes lowered. In the lower left, a silver trident rests beside him. The photo is a candid evening shot with heavy bokeh lighting in the background.

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