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A night fire ritual at an open-sided temple hall. In the centre, a square wooden homa fire pit with bright flames and offerings is tended by priests. A bare-chested priest in an orange-saffron waist cloth raises a ritual implement toward the fire, while a priest in white dhoti with an orange turban and another in white dhoti and saffron shawl stand beside a silver tray of offerings. On the left, seated men in white dhotis play a musical instrument and sit with folded hands among devotees. On the right, a deity murti stands in a shrine decorated with fresh garlands, and a decorated kalasha with marigold garlands sits near brass lamps. Coloured cloth tassels and string lights hang from the roof, and a digital clock on the wall reads 11:33.