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A seated man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha malas across his chest, a gold chain and a red-and-white band around his head, sits cross-legged before a yellow-bricked homa fire pit with flames rising from it. Silver kalasha vessels and offerings sit on a small silver stand beside him. Behind him are silver and gilt deity murtis, a silver Nandi, a silver peacock-shaped stand, peetha-style silver altars with garlands, and a tiered silver umbrella at right. Pink and purple striped mats cover the floor. A microphone stands nearby. The scene suggests a homa or ritual puja in an ashram hall. The figure's appearance is consistent with a person, but the cues are not distinctive enough to confirm; he is not visibly a throne-seated presiding figure beyond the ritual setting.

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