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A night-time homa ritual under a metal-roofed open hall. A single priest in an orange-saffron dhoti with a matching orange head wrap stands at the fire pit, holding a lit lamp or flame on a tray above a brick-lined fire pit with a large burning fire. Behind him a gold-colored shrine with pillars and a small deity murti sits on a raised platform. Offerings surround the pit: green-and-yellow flowers, dried grass, a brass kalasha-style pot and a gold lion or bull figure. At right stands a gold ornamental canopy and an ornate chair. Purple cloth covers a table in the foreground and a decorated red and gold cloth hangs at left. One person is visible, and the scene is lit by a single hanging light.

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