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Five people sit cross-legged on a wooden floor in a home living room, arranged around a ritual setup for a homa. Two women in cream and gold-bordered saris and a woman in a red blouse with a gold-bordered sari sit beside two men in white dhotis and orange-and-white shawls. Brass plates hold yellow marigold garlands, kumkum, turmeric, rice, and small copper vessels, with brick-shaped stacks of ritual bricks in front. Sofas, a piano, and framed pictures are visible in the background, and a few other people sit nearby. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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