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A photograph of a Hindu ritual at an outdoor temple-style setting. On the right, three deity murtis stand on an orange-draped platform, adorned with red, yellow and white garlands and gold ornaments; the central figure wears a tall crown. Before them, a seated priest in a red-and-gold shawl and white dhoti sits cross-legged on a striped mat beside a brick fire pit with offerings, appearing to perform a homa. On the left, a decorated altar with lion figures and garlands holds further murtis. Several devotees sit in the foreground, including a shaved-headed man in white and a woman with her hair in a bun. Golden ceremonial fans and an umbrella frame the scene. The page describes this as a Nithya-Satsang Homa.

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