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Outdoor homa or puja ceremony on a raised red-and-white striped platform beneath coconut palms. A seated figure in orange robes sits on a red-cushioned chair at the back of the platform, with a small shrine-like arrangement and a kalasha-style pot in front. Around the platform, men in white dhotis with orange shawls sit in rows, and women in white and yellow saris sit with hands pressed together in prayer. A brass plate with flowers and fruit offerings lies on the platform, and a yellow cloth is spread at the front. Cars and a boundary wall are visible in the background.

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