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A photograph of a fire ritual before three decorated deity murti on an altar draped with fabric and garlands. A large flame rises from a homa pit in the foreground. The central murti wears a red sari-like garment and a crown, flanked by two other murti decked in colourful garlands with white flower and green leaf festoons. In the foreground, seated before the fire, a person in a dark blue sari with a red-and-gold border wears a long white jasmine garland and a green leaf garland, with a coconut placed atop the head area. Brass pots and offerings sit at the altar base. The scene suggests a homa performed during Navaratri celebrations.

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