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A fire ritual on a raised stage before a gold-framed throne. Three men in saffron-orange robes stand at a white altar of many small lit oil lamps and a burning fire. The man in the centre holds a flaming vessel over the fire and wears a white crown-like headpiece and a garland of white flowers. The man at left holds a microphone and wears an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads. A young attendant at far left rings a bell. A gold throne with carved lion-like armrests sits at right, a large framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure on it, decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Brass vessels, kalasha pots and a pot of offerings lie on the altar. A pink backdrop with floral arches frames the stage. This appears to be a homa or puja.

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