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A homa fire burns inside a brick fire pit bordered with marigolds and yellow flowers, set against a red wall in an outdoor courtyard. A shirtless priest with sandalwood markings on his arms and chest, wearing a red-and-pink head cloth, gold necklaces and a white dhoti, sits cross-legged and holds a ladle over the flames. Opposite him, another shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a colourful sash sits on a mat beside a silver tray of fruit, flowers and offerings. Three men in white shirts and white dhotis stand behind, one with palms joined in prayer, and a boy in white stands nearby. No one in this scene is identifiable as a person; the figures are priests and devotees.

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