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A homa fire ritual at a yellow-painted square fire pit filled with sand, with a small flame burning on wood at its centre. Two men sit at the pit. The one on the left is bare-chested, wears a cream turban with gold ornaments, rudraksha beads and a white cloth, and is pouring or offering with a ladle. The man on the right wears a cream turban and white garment and holds a wooden ladle. A brass bowl of ghee sits on the pit's edge, with white and red painted patterns on the yellow walls. Behind them are a brass lamp, a tray with bananas, and a striped carpet in pink, green, purple and orange.

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