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A homa fire ritual in an open-air outdoor pavilion under pink and maroon draped cloth with a palm tree and bunting overhead. A fire burns inside a square pit built of white bricks, with a brass bell and a brass bowl beside it, and a wooden ladle is being used to pour offering. Seated on a cushioned seat draped in white cloth is a man in saffron-orange robes wearing a long garland of red and white flowers, with long swept-back dark hair and a shawl-like wrap. Behind him stands a saffron-robed attendant. To the left is a raised altar with brass and gold deity murti, kalasha pots and a silver vessel, and a sign reads 'This deity goes to Australia'. On the right a deity murti is adorned with garlands. Swamiji (probable) is seated here as the officiant, identified by saffron robes, swept-back long hair, garland and seated officiant role.

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