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A photograph of a ritual at a brick-lined fire pit (homa or yagna) with a palm-frond arch and marigold petals scattered on the bricks. A long-haired figure in an orange-saffron shawl and a multicolour flower garland sits at left, extending a hand toward a baby in a white outfit with green and yellow floral trim who lies on a white cloth beside a small brass pot and a cup. A man in white shirt with a dark cord on his neck sits at right, a woman in a sari partly visible behind him, and a figure in white dhoti and orange sash stands at top. Incense sticks stand in a small bowl near the pit.