A bare-chested man with hair tied in a topknot bends forward and rests his forehead on a carved grey stone ledge, one hand flat on the stone. He wears a white and gold-bordered dhoti and a rudraksha bracelet and necklace, with a white vibhuti mark on his forehead. Behind the stone, a gilded metal vessel or kalasha sits on a pedestal. A carved floral stone motif is visible on the ledge. - Nithyanandapedia

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A bare-chested man with hair tied in a topknot bends forward and rests his forehead on a carved grey stone ledge, one hand flat on the stone. He wears a white and gold-bordered dhoti and a rudraksha bracelet and necklace, with a white vibhuti mark on his forehead. Behind the stone, a gilded metal vessel or kalasha sits on a pedestal. A carved floral stone motif is visible on the ledge.

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