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A bare-chested priest stands at a fire ritual, holding a brass plate of round offerings beside a tall flame. He wears a white head cloth with yellow borders, a white dhoti with gold border, a gold necklace and an armband, with vibhuti marks on his chest and arm. Behind him is an ornate golden canopy with red and yellow drapes, a decorated deity image with garlands, and a brass lamp. Petals are scattered on the altar. The scene suggests a homa at a KAILASA ashram.

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A priest stands in profile before a homa fire in an open temple-like structure with a gold carved arch, red and gold draped cloth, and a brass lamp stand at right. He wears a white turban with gold stripes, a bare upper body with white and ash markings on the arm, a heavy gold bead necklace, a red wrist thread, and a white dhoti with gold borders. He holds a brass plate of round white offerings. The image shows a single physical person in an active fire ritual, consistent with a Sudarshan homa setting.2025-12-30A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a yellow-bordered white towel on his head stands beside a sacred fire pit, holding a brass tray of round white sweet offerings above the flames. He wears a heavy gold necklace and a rudraksha-style bead bracelet and red thread on his wrist. Behind him an ornate golden canopy, red and gold draped cloth and a blue-backed shrine niche with flowers frame the homa fire, with brass oil lamps on the right. 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