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A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a South Indian temple courtyard. A burning fire rises from a brick fire pit decorated with flowers and set on a mat. Around it, several men in white dhotis and shirts sit with palms pressed together in prayer. A standing man in an orange striped shirt and a rudraksha-style necklace watches from the back right. Behind the fire, a table draped in white holds brass kalashas with green leaves and flowers, and a framed portrait of a woman in orange with a flower garland. Coconuts, a bowl and ritual items sit on the mat in the foreground. Blue temple walls and a decorated shrine frame the scene.

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