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A night-time fire ritual before a shrine. A large fire burns in a raised stone fire pit in the foreground, surrounded by yellow marigold garlands. Behind it, a deity murti is dressed with thick garlands of red, yellow and white flowers, arranged into arches around the image, and a golden arched frame stands behind it. Two brass oil lamps flank the fire, and a side wall shows decorative lamps and a standing figure silhouette. No people are visible in the frame, consistent with a homa or yagna offering.

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