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A homa fire ceremony in an outdoor courtyard. A central seated figure on a gold-carved throne with a red cushion has hands pressed in namaskar, wearing a rust-orange dhoti, a gold ornamental necklace, red bangles and a white forehead mark; a long dark braided hair flows down. Beside him on a striped cloth, a bare-chested man in an orange-and-white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and painted arm markings sits watching. A shirtless attendant in white dhoti with a yellow sash and orange-yellow headcloth pours an offering from a vessel into a brick fire pit where flames rise over offerings, with rose petals scattered on the bricks. A woman in a green sari stands behind, and a red umbrella with tassels shades the scene. Probable Swamiji cues: long dark hair, ornate gold necklace and orange clothing on the throned figure.

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