A photograph taken through a doorway into a temple sanctum. A bare-chested man stands centrally in a rust-orange dhoti-style garment with a dark rudraksha-style mala around his neck, one hand on his hip and the other holding a small floral offering. Behind him a green-grey cloth drapes a partly visible figure, and a lit arched niche with a gilded ornamental canopy glows orange. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph taken through a doorway into a temple sanctum. A bare-chested man stands centrally in a rust-orange dhoti-style garment with a dark rudraksha-style mala around his neck, one hand on his hip and the other holding a small floral offering. Behind him a green-grey cloth drapes a partly visible figure, and a lit arched niche with a gilded ornamental canopy glows orange.

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