Close photo of a shaved-headed boy in saffron orange robes sitting on red stone steps, holding a long golden staff upright with one raised arm while his other hand touches his face. He has white sacred ash on his forehead with a red dot, white painted stripes on his upper arm, rudraksha beads on his neck, and small hoop earrings. Other people in orange robes sit behind him. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close photo of a shaved-headed boy in saffron orange robes sitting on red stone steps, holding a long golden staff upright with one raised arm while his other hand touches his face. He has white sacred ash on his forehead with a red dot, white painted stripes on his upper arm, rudraksha beads on his neck, and small hoop earrings. Other people in orange robes sit behind him.

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