Outdoor temple ritual under coconut palms. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and a white and red-flower garland, stands beside an ornately carved wooden structure draped with yellow marigold garlands and a thatched top. Two shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes and beaded necklaces stand behind him holding a brass plate with green leaves and a wooden tray of white cloth, with orange threads hanging from above. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha-style necklaces and ceremonial garland cues are present on the man with long hair, who appears to be officiating at the pratyaksha pada puja. The other two appear to be attendants or priests.

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