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A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a temple-like hall with a brick wall and carved wooden doorway. A yellow-painted brick fire pit holds a bright flame, surrounded by marigold and rose garlands, a brass vessel, and a tray of grain. Several shirtless men in white dhotis perform the ritual: one on the left wears a blue-and-purple turban and gestures over the offerings, another on the right holds a stick toward the fire. Figures in white dhotis stand in the doorway behind them. A sign on the wall lists prohibitions including photography and mobile cameras. The seated ritual participants are priests; no one is identified as a person.

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