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Overhead photo of a homa fire pit in a temple hall. A square brick fire pit with flames burns at the centre, its raised rim decorated with yellow and orange marigolds and green leaves. A priest's hand holds a long wooden stick over the fire, and a bowl of yellow liquid sits beside it. On the right, a woman in a red sari sits cross-legged with a wooden tray of grains and offerings, and a shirtless boy in a green cloth sits behind her. A garland of white and yellow flowers, a banana, a coconut and a brass dish of offerings lie on a white cloth at left. Visible people are two or three, and no a person candidate is clearly identifiable.

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