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A courtyard homa in progress. A shaven-headed priest in an orange shawl and white dhoti sits cross-legged before a small fire pit, with a garland of flowers and a long necklace visible, tending the flames. Around him a large seated congregation in orange shawls and white clothes sits on the floor. In the foreground, a row of brass plates holds apples and fruit, and banana bunches, coconuts and brass pots sit on a mat. On a golden throne at the back left, a woman in an orange robe sits with hands joined, and a woman in a green sari kneels nearby with folded hands. Decorated kalasha pots stand on a pink cloth at right.

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