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A fire ritual inside a gold-decorated temple hall during a homa. Bright orange flames rise from a fire pit at right, with a brass oil lamp burning on a stand at left. A person in a shiny dark green garment stands over the fire, one foot near the flames. At left, a person in orange-red cloth and a dark beaded necklace holds a round golden plate or tray. Behind them, an ornate gold deity murti with a jewelled crown sits on a stone pedestal, and a gold-lattice window panel decorates the wall.

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