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A priest in rust-orange robes and a white leopard-print headband sits cross-legged before a homa fire pit. He wears a yellow-gold beaded mala and armbands, and feeds offerings into a bronze bowl where flames rise over herbs and vegetation. Around him stand silver ritual vessels, a silver kalasha-style pot, small brass mortars, a silver deity murti in a shrine niche, and a rainbow-striped cloth on the floor. A ceiling fan and a temple hall with red-and-white steps are visible behind him. Swamiji (probable) cues: long, swept-back black hair, a leopard-print headband, saffron-orange clothing and a gold mala are visible on this person, who is performing the homa.

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