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Night photograph of a homa ritual beside a large open fire pit, with tall orange flames and rising smoke. A priest seated cross-legged wears white unstitched ritual cloth with a gold-edged waistband, a cream turban, and a long rudraksha mala. He holds a silver ladle-like vessel aloft near his face while pouring offerings. A silver bowl with a lid sits nearby on a wooden platform, with straw and a yellow flower on the platform. Another person's white-clad arm is visible at the right edge. The figure's appearance does not clearly match the page's a person claim, so the identity is left unsure.

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