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Outdoor photo of a homa/yagna ceremony in a temple courtyard with stone deity sculptures and a white plinth. A central figure in saffron-orange robes, rudraksha mala and bare feet sits cross-legged with hands folded at a smoking fire pit, with a brass kalasha-style vessel beside it. Around them, several devotees in white garments with yellow shawls sit in meditation or ritual posture on raised platforms, and a young man in white kneels to the right near a brass bowl. A small figure on the far left holds a brass cymbal-like instrument. The smoke and offerings suggest a fire ritual. Garlands of flowers decorate a black stone lingam at the right edge. Eight people are visible in total, the central figure being the most prominent. Appearance-based cues on the central figure (long swept-back hair, saffron robes, rudraksha mala) suggest Swamiji (probable).

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