Inside a traditional Ayyavazhi temple with a thatched roof and clay walls, a group of male and female devotees sits in deep meditation. The men, bare-chested, wear white dhotis tied traditionally and have Thalai Samaan (white cloth headwraps) along with prominent Naamam (sacred white and red paste) on their foreheads. The women wear simple white sarees. A spiritual leader, also bare-chested and wearing a Thalai Samaan, stands before a sacred trident (Sanku, Chakra, Namam) reading from a palm-leaf manuscript. Oil lamps cast a warm glow, and incense smoke rises, creating a deeply spiritual atmosphere. The temple’s open doorway reveals a peaceful village landscape with swaying coconut trees and a twilight sky.