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Photograph of a homa fire ritual in a warmly lit hall. A figure in an orange turban and orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands at a brick fire pit, holding a brass tray with a pink flower and offerings while smoke rises around him. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds a microphone behind him, and several people stand in the background. Marigold garlands decorate the pit edge, and cut fruit pieces with red powder sit on the bricks.

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