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A photograph of a homa fire burning in a raised, tiered mud-brick fire pit on a red cloth floor inside a temple hall. Dry sticks and wood burn in the pit, with rice grains and kumkum marks scattered on its rim and a silver bowl of liquid at the left edge. Behind the fire stands a gilded shrine arch with lion motifs holding a deity murti decorated with garlands of yellow, orange and red flowers. Trays of bananas, coconuts and fruit sit on the floor at the right, with brass lamps nearby. No people are visible.

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