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A homa fire burns in a square yellow-tinted brick fire pit on a grey carpet, with offerings and a metal plate nearby. A priest in an orange-brown dhoti with bare upper body and tilak kneels and tends the fire. To the left an attendant in an orange turban and orange clothing sits beside a brass vessel and basket. On the right a seated man in a white turban, white garland and red dhoti holds his hands together. Behind them ornate gold thrones and two decorated deity murtis draped in garlands, one in green and gold with a crown, stand under a dark red curtain. The setting appears to be a ritual wedding-style ceremony.

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