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Outdoor homa ritual beneath a large spreading tree. A fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit on the left, with marigold petals scattered on the bricks. A young man in white shirt and orange shawl sits at the fire pit holding a small offering. Seated on the right, a figure in orange saffron robes with long swept-back hair and a tilak holds a brass plate of offerings toward the fire; a microphone stands before him. A silver kalasha-style vessel and a gold deity murti sit in the foreground. Swamiji (probable) is shown seated in saffron robes with long hair and tilak, officiating the homa.

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