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A photograph of a homa fire ritual in an interior hall. A bare-chested man with a red rudraksha mala and an orange-and-yellow dhoti holds up a long red-and-yellow garland over a large blazing fire pit. Behind him sits a silver ornate throne with a green backdrop and a deity murti, under a fringed decorative canopy. A seated man in white clothing holds a bowl beside the fire, and a standing man in a white dhoti with a microphone at right faces the scene. Several priests in white and saffron stand and sit in the background, with brass lamps and kalasha vessels visible. Rose petals are scattered on the floor.

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