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A homa fire pit with flames burns in the foreground while a standing figure in a red-orange shawl and dhoti, with a white tilak on the forehead and a long swept-back hairstyle, addresses a seated group. The figure is holding a white flower and stands beside a microphone on a stand. Around the fire, several seated devotees in white dhotis and mundus press their palms together in anjali, some wearing rudraksha malas, while others in yellow, orange and white sit on purple mats. On the left edge a large ganesha-like statue with a garland of white flowers and an orange cloth looms over a kalasha-style brass lamp. A banner hangs on the right wall behind the audience. Probable Swamiji is visible in the standing position, with distinctive long hair, a red shawl, saffron-toned clothing and a white tilak; the figure is addressing the gathered group during the homa.

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