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A courtyard ritual with a square yellow-plastered fire pit in the foreground, its flames burning, with a small bowl of offering set over the fire. On the left, a seated man in reddish-brown robes sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a red cushioned rug. To the right, a standing man with bare upper body, a saffron-orange head wrap, pearl and rudraksha malas, and sacred ash marks tends the homa, holding a small bell-like vessel. Fruit, flowers, brass vessels and a decorated kalasha-style arrangement with white and purple ribbons sit on the floor beside the fire, on striped rugs. Carved wooden doors and a brick wall form the backdrop.

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