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A homa fire ritual in a whitewashed hall with red and white wall borders. In the centre, a seated man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red sacred thread on his head holds his hands in anjali, facing a long-haired man in orange robes with a white flower garland and a ceremonial rod. Before them a small fire burns in a pit, surrounded by brass plates of fruit, sweets, yellow flowers and wrapped items. A woman in a red sari with a braided plait and flower garland sits in front of the fire, and a man in white clothes with a yellow flower garland sits at left. Behind, white-clad devotees, some in yellow shawls, sit on the floor, and a gold-and-red throne stands at left beside a standing fan. Swamiji (probable) is shown with long swept-back hair, orange robes, a white garland and rudraksha-style adornments, seated in a ritual role during the homa.

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