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A homa fire ritual in a ceremonial hall with red walls. Center: a priest in a saffron/orange cloth kneels over a bright fire pit, tending flames above a stack of blocks wrapped with white cloth and flower garlands. Left: a seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne under a gold parasol, wearing a red-orange garment, a long gold chain, a large red-and-white flower garland, and a dark tilak mark on the forehead; hair piled high. Behind: a bare-chested assistant in white dhoti with a flower garland, and two attendants at right in yellow-orange sashes and white dhotis with garlands, one holding a small bowl. Brass pots and offerings sit on the floor. A fan and open doorway with more people appear in the background.

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