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A photograph of a homa or yagna ritual inside a plain white-walled hall. A central fire pit is built from white bricks scattered with yellow marigold petals. A man seated at the front wears a red-orange shawl and a white flower garland, holds a small brass vessel and speaks into a microphone on a stand. Beside him, a man in white with an orange shawl points toward the pit. Behind them, several people in white and orange shawls sit or stand, and a trident-shaped staff with a silver finial is visible near the window, which has orange curtains. A pedestal fan stands at right, and a rolled mat rests on the floor.

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