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A fire ritual photographed close up: a yagna or homa fire burns on a low stone platform in the foreground, with flames rising beside a row of offerings. A priest in a white dhoti with a red and blue-striped border bends forward, reaching toward the fire with a long ladle or stick; his bare upper body is visible. Behind the fire, a flower-covered altar holds lemons, red fruit and a cloth decorated with yellow marigolds and red petals, with yellow flower garlands spilling beside it. A dark carved wooden door or panel with ornate relief stands in the background. Only one person is visible in the scene, and the photo is not clearly identified as a person.

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