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A homa fire burns in a fire pit of split logs in front of a decorated shrine. A standing man on the right, bare-chested with orange ochre-marked skin, a saffron-orange head wrap and an orange wrap over his shoulder, pours grain or offerings from a metal vessel into the flames. Behind the fire, yellow and red marigold garlands cover a raised altar with deity murtis dressed in orange and red cloth and jewelled necklaces, flanked by brass lamps and small golden elephant figures. Gold-tinted pillars and a red cloth complete the setting. Partially visible at the left edge is another person in orange cloth.

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