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Outdoor fire ritual at a camp setting with pine trees behind. A central fire pit made of red brick with a square hearth holds burning wood and a flame, while a man with long dark hair and a cream silk kurta pours from a ladle into the fire. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border sits and tends offerings on trays holding wood, flowers and small vessels. Several people in white kurtas and dhotis stand around, one holding a tall brass lamp stand and another a long pole with an orange and red canopy overhead. On the right stands a table draped in white with colourful flower garlands and a bundled decorative figure. Brass kalashas and lamps sit on the ground nearby, and orange flags are visible. This appears to be a homa or yagna.

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