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A photograph of a homa fire ritual in progress at night. A large square fire pit with bright flames sits in the foreground. Four priests in saffron and orange dhotis sit around it; the figure at right in an orange turban and gold rudraksha-style necklaces reaches toward the fire with his arm, while a priest in the centre in white clothes and a white garland sits behind a microphone. A bowl of grain or offerings sits on the right beside the fire pit. Behind them, several people in white dress and saffron shawls sit in the dim background. No clear a person candidate is identifiable from appearance, so no probable identification is made.

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