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A photograph of a Chandi Homa fire ritual at night. In the foreground, a bearded man in saffron/orange dhoti and shawl, wearing rudraksha malas and a gold-toned pendant, holds a copper pot above a blazing fire pit. Behind him, a younger person in orange robes rings a brass bell, and at right a young attendant in orange cloth and beaded necklaces holds a metal plate. Gold-ornamented chair backing and brass lamps are in the background. Three physical people are visible.

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