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A shaved-headed priest in a rust-red robe and orange-brown shawl, with a dark rudraksha mala and a gold bangle, stands at a stone fire pit feeding flames with a long metal ladle. A silver bowl and small silver cups sit at the left edge. Sparks rise above the flames against a dark, leafy backdrop with red-and-white painted pillars, indicating a homa or yagna. The priest is unnamed and his appearance does not clearly match the page's claim, so no identity is asserted. Ritual fire offering.

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