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A night ritual at a homa fire pit. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a red border and a pink turban pours liquid from a small metal vessel into the fire, with ritual offerings in trays. Beads hang at his chest and a green-checked cloth is draped over his shoulder. Behind him, a man in an orange garment stands near a gold-ornamented chair. On the left, a seated man in red and orange with a white flower garland sits with palms pressed together on a red-cushioned gold throne. A white floral garland lies on the lower left, and behind are rows of seated devotees in white and red. A flame rises from the fire, and gold trays of offerings line the foreground.

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