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A photograph of a homa fire burning in front of a decorated deity shrine. A central goddess murti in red and gold garments and a large golden crown stands between two other deity murtis adorned with marigold garlands and flower offerings. Yellow and orange draped cloth frames the shrine, with palm-leaf decorations on either side. Brass vessels and a kalasha with white flowers sit on the platform in the foreground. At the left edge, a partly visible seated figure wears a white head wrap and a red shawl, and at the right edge another person in a red wrap and garland is partly visible. The scene is a homa or yagna in a shrine setting.

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