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A homa (fire offering) in a temporary open-sided shed with corrugated roof and bamboo supports. A seated figure in orange-saffron robes sits on a raised dais at right, with a microphone before them, while smoke rises around them. A standing man in white dhoti and white shirt with an orange-red shawl holds up a yellow, red and purple umbrella and gestures toward the dais. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, some with orange shawls, stand in a line at left, and one man stands in white at far left near a table of fruit and offerings. Banners hang above in Tamil reading 'அனாஹத சக்கரம்' (Anahata Chakra) and 'ஆக்ஞா சக்கரம்' (Ajna Chakra), with a 'விசுத்தி சக்கரம்' (Vishuddhi Chakra) banner and chakra emblems. A kalasha and bananas sit on a table near a draped white backdrop with garlands. Visible people: roughly 10 in the scene.

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