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A photograph of a seated group during a homa or yagna ritual indoors. In the foreground a young man with short hair, rudraksha mala and saffron-orange sleeveless robe with gold border holds a small offering and bows his head. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shawl with red border holds an offering in cupped hands. To the left, a bald man with glasses wears an orange robe and rudraksha mala and sits with hands together. Behind them, an older man with white-and-red tripundra marks on his forehead, white clothes and a gold armlet holds an object near his face. Curtains in orange and gold hang behind, and a copper plate with offerings sits at the lower right. Four people are visible.

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