A seated man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl sits on an orange-draped couch beneath a canopy hung with red, green, yellow and orange tassels. He wears a red tilak on his forehead and holds a green leaf in one hand while his other hand rests near a silver hand bell. In front of him on the red and patterned floor mat, a small flame burns in a silver lamp. Trees and a grey wall stand behind. - Nithyanandapedia

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A seated man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl sits on an orange-draped couch beneath a canopy hung with red, green, yellow and orange tassels. He wears a red tilak on his forehead and holds a green leaf in one hand while his other hand rests near a silver hand bell. In front of him on the red and patterned floor mat, a small flame burns in a silver lamp. Trees and a grey wall stand behind.

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