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A priest in a saffron-orange dhoti and matching shawl, with a striped yellow-and-black headcloth, a beaded rudraksha mala and a metal kamandalu, stands at a homa fire and holds his hand out over the flames toward three decorated kalasha pots. The pots are dressed with green leaves and flower-patterned fabric. Behind them is a golden altar with a red velvet backdrop, garlanded deity murti wearing gold jewellery and bright red and yellow robes, and golden lion and elephant figures. Two oil lamps stand on the altar. The priest's body is bare above the shawl, and his face is only partly visible in profile.

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