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Photograph of a homa ritual in a small room with yellow-green walls and a checkered floor. A seated man in red-orange clothing with a red turban, layered gold and flower garlands, rudraksha beads and bangles sits on a gold ornate throne with a red cushion, flanked by green leaves and marigold garlands, with a brass offering dish before him. In the foreground a shirtless sadhu in an orange-red turban and rudraksha mala sits on the floor beside a sacred fire pit, holding a long metal ladle, with brass vessels, plates and a basket nearby. A timestamp reads 15-May-2022 5:15:40 pm, Tripura Bhairwi Road, Bangali Tola, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.