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A homa or fire ritual is underway at an altar with bright flames rising from a fire pit surrounded by yellow and orange marigold garlands and offerings. On the left, a bearded man with a tilak sits on a gold and red throne with his palms pressed together in namaskar; he wears a rust-brown robe, a gold pendant necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, with a shawl draped over his shoulder. Behind him, a woman in white with a red border and a marigold garland stands near a stone wall. In the foreground on the right, a man in an orange robe with a white head cloth holds a brass aarti lamp over the fire. Brass vessels and a green leaf sit near the fire pit. The man on the throne has distinctive long hair and a crown-like headpiece absent; his appearance matches the probable Swamiji cues of long swept hair, saffron-toned ornate clothing and gold necklace, so he is presented as a probable Swamiji in attendance.

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