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Evening ritual in a decorated hall with a visible homa fire pit built of brick and lit with flame, with smoke rising. A bare-chested priest in a striped red and gold dhoti leans over the fire with a ladle. Five young women in white and pink saris sit in a row, wearing garlands. To the right, a seated figure in a red-and-gold robe and orange turban sits on a gold-decorated throne platform garlanded with yellow flowers, under a gold canopy, with a fan-like umbrella. On the left stands a colourfully adorned deity murti with garlands. Green leaves hang from strings across the ceiling. Several people sit in the background.

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