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A photograph of a night homa ceremony under a white canopy with coloured strings of lights. A young man in an orange turban, orange dhoti and orange shawl, with rudraksha beads and a bare upper body, stands at right holding a lit oil lamp and offering it over a yellow fire pit where flames rise. A second orange-clad priest bends over the offering table at left, and garlands of white flowers and marigolds hang on tall frames beside a silver throne-like seat. Striped cloth covers the floor, with brass vessels, a kalasha-like pot, a fruit offering and a small oil lamp arranged in front. Golden lion figures flank the area, and a temple gopuram-like structure stands in the background. Three to five people are visible in total.

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