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Night outdoor homa at a Tiruvannamalai event. Four men sit on mats before a brick fire pit (homa kunda) lined with flower-decorated offerings and a small lit lamp. The central man in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha-style mala, hands joined in prayer, sits foremost, flanked by two men in saffron and one in white dhoti with gold border and a vibhuti-marked forehead. Brass vessels, a bell and bundles of sticks lie nearby. Behind them, a decorated stage with green garlanded trim and lit oil lamps, and a crowd of devotees in white and coloured saris under street lights.

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