A man in a saffron-orange robe stands outdoors before palm and coconut trees, eyes closed and smiling. He wears a long white and red flower garland with green leaves and a tassel, and has white and red sacred markings on his forehead. In his right hand he holds a brass lamp with a flame, and in his left hand a silver handbell. The lamp and bell suggest an aarti ritual. - Nithyanandapedia

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A man in a saffron-orange robe stands outdoors before palm and coconut trees, eyes closed and smiling. He wears a long white and red flower garland with green leaves and a tassel, and has white and red sacred markings on his forehead. In his right hand he holds a brass lamp with a flame, and in his left hand a silver handbell. The lamp and bell suggest an aarti ritual.

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