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A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a brick-walled hall with a carved wooden doorway. A brick fire pit with a bright flame sits on a striped cloth, surrounded by brass vessels, banana leaves, fruit, flowers and marigold garlands. Several men in white dhotis, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, sit around the fire, one pouring from a brass pot and another in an orange shawl seated at the lower right. A woman in white stands near the fire, and more white-clad men stand in the doorway. A printed sign on the left lists photography and video restrictions.

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