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A homa fire ritual in an open courtyard. Three people in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas sit on a mat before a square fire pit built of white bricks, tending a flame with ceremonial implements. A woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland sits beside a man in white dhoti and shawl with a flower garland, both seated for the ritual. Brass lamps stand on the pit, and trays of oranges, apples, bananas, pineapple, marigold petals, coconut, bowls of grains and sticks of wood lie on the mat. A stone platform with carved panels and brass vessels is behind. Several seated onlookers in orange and white watch from the background.

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