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Night outdoor homa at a fire pit on a white-tiered stone platform decorated with flower petals, with tall flames rising from the central pit. A figure in white dhoti and a white head wrap with a gold-beaded mala stands beside the fire, one hand raised toward it. A second figure in white with a mala stands at the pit's edge, and another attendant in white kneels nearby. A carved wooden throne-style seat stands behind the fire, with a purple-draped altar holding brass lamps, a tray and a green-and-red sari-clad figure at right. Rows of seated devotees in white, saffron and orange clothing watch from the left, and draped leaf garlands and colourful pillars frame the scene. The swami-presence check is in the in_person field.

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