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A homa fire burns in a large stone fire pit in the foreground, with tall orange flames rising and mango leaves and fruit piled near the base. Behind the fire, a seated figure in a red head covering and a white garland with multicoloured flower strands sits on an ornate golden throne with carved elephant motifs and a canopy. A brass vessel and a small metal lamp sit at the lower edge. Floral garlands and red, purple and white flower strands hang from the canopy above, and a colourful painted cloth hangs on a pillar at left. The figure is too small and partly obscured for an appearance-based identification, so the seated person is described by role only. The scene is a homa or yagna at KAILASA Hyderabad.

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