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A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a hall. In the centre, a man in an orange-red turban and orange-red robe with gold border sits before a fire pit, holding a ladle or spoon over the flames and wearing a large gold pendant and dark beaded mala with a gold-coloured necklace. Two men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas sit beside the fire pit, one at the left edge and one behind the central figure. Behind them, seated rows of people in white clothes and orange shawls watch. A brass bowl and a brass lamp sit near the fire, with bananas at the lower right. The central figure has distinctive long-appearing hair? No: the central figure wears a turban, and the ritual appears to be a homa; the appearance-based identity is uncertain and no a person candidate is clearly confirmed from appearance alone.

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