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Night outdoor ceremony with a crowd of devotees seated on stone steps and ground facing a lit homa fire pit at center. Several priests in white and saffron robes sit around the fire, with brass tridents (tridents on stands) placed near the fire and ceremonial parasols with fringed edges to the right. A single standing figure in white stands at the upper right behind the fire. Devotees in white and saffron clothing raise their hands. Floodlights are visible in the dark background. The scene is a fire ritual in progress, with the fire as the focal point and the crowd arranged in rows.

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