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A homa fire ceremony under a white tented pavilion decorated with hanging colourful paper lanterns and garlands. In the foreground a fire pit glows with flames, and a priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at right, holding up a red cloth and a brass vessel. Beside him a man in a yellow dhoti and bare chest holds a camphor plate, and a figure in a red-and-green dress stands near. A brass oil lamp stand with a marigold garland sits on the left beside a pink ornamental pedestal and flower-decked offering trays. A man in white dhoti at centre left speaks into a microphone while a crowd of devotees sits in rows across the hall.

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