A photograph of a ritual at an indoor temple setting. A man seated on the floor wears long dark dreadlocks swept up with a decorative clip, white vibhuti lines on his forehead, and a dense layered mala of rudraksha beads over a red-orange garment, with a gold necklace and rudraksha armbands. He pours grain from a small spoon into a silver vessel while a silver pot and silver-plated bowls stand before him. Behind him are dark stone figures draped in red cloths and garlanded with marigolds and red flowers. A woman in a red headwrap and red-orange garment sits at the left, holding a tray of grain. This appears to be a homa or ritual offering with grains and silver vessels. Probable Swamiji is seated centrally, matching the page's account of his presence, with the rudraksha malas, long hair and red-orange clothing as cues.

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