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A bearded man in a rust-red ochre robe sits cross-legged on a white-draped seat before a bright orange stage backdrop with large carved orange statues of standing deity figures at both sides. He wears a black-and-white patterned turban with a crescent ornament, a white tilak on his forehead, multiple rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, and a gold pendant necklace. He smiles with eyes closed and rests one hand on his knee. In front of him are brass and metal ritual vessels, a small silver bull figure, a standing deity figurine, heaps of turmeric, red kumkum and ash, a blue bucket, and flower garlands. Swamiji (probable): the appearance cues of the long swept-back hair in a turban, rudraksha malas and ochre robe are present, seated as the officiant of the ritual preparation.