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A ritual fire ceremony at dusk. A person in an orange-yellow garment reaches toward a brass lamp with a large flame, beside a homa-style fire pit built of stacked red bricks. Flower garlands in red, yellow, white and purple drape a folded textile and a golden ornamental frame. Brass vessels with lids, a small oil lamp, bananas, mangoes and other fruit sit on a striped woven mat. Behind the altar stands a figure in saffron-coloured cloth beside a golden decorative arch, and a partially visible deity murti.

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