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Night outdoor fire ritual, a homa, beside a brick-lined fire pit. A priest in white dhoti and shawl, with gold beaded necklace, stands at the centre holding a silver tray of offerings. Seated priests in white clothes and beaded necklaces sit around the pit, one with hands joined in prayer, another tending the fire with a ladle. A cameraman in white stands behind. Behind them, a deity murti garlanded with red flowers and a decorated backdrop of string lights and a banner. Brass lamps, bowls of fruit and oil lamps are arranged on a cloth at right, with a lit lamp in the foreground.

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