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A homa ritual at a fire pit built of white bricks decorated with yellow marigold petals. A central figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears orange-saffron cloth, a white garland with tricolour-striped flowers and a rudraksha mala, and holds up a ceremonial ladle-like implement while speaking into a microphone. Around him, several men in white kurtas and orange shawls sit in attendance, some with tilak on their foreheads and gold bracelets. A metal ritual staff stands at the right, and orange curtains glow behind them. Swamiji (probable) cues: long swept-back hair, saffron cloth and rudraksha mala, with a central role leading the homa.

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