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A ritual fire ceremony at an ashram-style hall. Three young men in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders stand before a fire pit, with a flame rising from its tray. The man at right, holding a lit lamp and a small silver vessel, wears a saffron shawl, a rudraksha-style mala and a gold pendant. The man at centre has his palms pressed together in prayer, and the man at left, wearing a mala, holds a microphone to his mouth. Their bodies are marked with white sacred ash, and their hair is bound in topknots. Behind them stands a golden throne decorated with a leopard-skin cushion and gold lion finials, backed by a large ornate arch covered in mirror-work, green and purple patterns and yellow flowers. A brass kalasha bowl and marigold and jasmine garlands lie at the front. The scene suggests a homa or puja.

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