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A seated man in an orange robe and orange turban pours offerings into a fire pit beside stacked white blocks, performing a homa. A second man in white clothing with a rudraksha mala holds a brass plate of grains beside him, and a wooden ladle lies near the flames. An orange and gold ceremonial umbrella and a person in white stand behind, with a lattice window in the background. Swamiji (probable): the seated homa performer wears an orange turban and orange robe with white sacred markings on his arms, and a microphone is clipped to his shoulder. Sacred fire and offerings suggest a homa ritual.

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