A seated man in orange saffron robes with a red tilak on his forehead sits under a colourful tasselled canopy beside water, holding a silver camphor or fire lamp with a small flame above a bowl while smoke rises. Another saffron-robed person's arm and a silver bell are visible at the edges, with green trees and a stone wall behind. Ritual homa-style offering scene outdoors. - Nithyanandapedia

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A seated man in orange saffron robes with a red tilak on his forehead sits under a colourful tasselled canopy beside water, holding a silver camphor or fire lamp with a small flame above a bowl while smoke rises. Another saffron-robed person's arm and a silver bell are visible at the edges, with green trees and a stone wall behind. Ritual homa-style offering scene outdoors.

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