A seated man in rust-brown ochre robes presses his right hand to his forehead with eyes closed, in a dim hall. He wears a leopard-print turban with a white crescent ornament, dreadlocked hair, a heavy gold bead necklace and a red rudraksha bracelet and armlet. Behind him is an ornate cream-and-gold throne back. Foreground shows blurred white ritual objects. - Nithyanandapedia

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A seated man in rust-brown ochre robes presses his right hand to his forehead with eyes closed, in a dim hall. He wears a leopard-print turban with a white crescent ornament, dreadlocked hair, a heavy gold bead necklace and a red rudraksha bracelet and armlet. Behind him is an ornate cream-and-gold throne back. Foreground shows blurred white ritual objects.

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