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A night-time homa or yagna in a hall strung with coloured lights. A square fire pit with a raised pink-and-green edge burns brightly at centre, with smoke rising. Around it sit or kneel men in white dhotis, some bare-chested, with rudraksha or flower garlands. A man in the centre wears a pink head cloth and a rudraksha mala while tending the fire. Silver-and-white urns decorated with marigolds and red flowers stand on striped mats in front. On the right a woman in a white sari with a pink border and floral print stands near a standing man in orange and red garments holding offerings. Brass vessels and small bowls of offerings lie on the mats.

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