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A nighttime homa fire ceremony held outdoors under a temporary open-sided shelter. A large fire burns in the foreground on a brick-and-ghee fire pit (kunda) surrounded by offering trays and flower garlands. A priest in white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth, bare-chested, pours offerings into the flames. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti sits near the fire, wearing a red-and-orange turban, a flower garland and a saffron-yellow shawl, holding a small object in his hands. A large gold-framed throne-like seat and a golden ceremonial umbrella stand behind the fire. Other people in white and saffron clothing attend nearby, and baskets of flowers and fruit lie to the right.

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