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Outdoor photo of a homa ritual at an ashram setting with banana plants and a small white building behind. A central figure in orange robes, a yellow-orange shawl draped over the shoulders, a vibhuti mark on the forehead, a beaded necklace and a mala-style garland sits behind a square fire pit tiered with white steps and decorated with orange, yellow and pink flower petals. He holds a small object in his hands and a microphone stands before him. To his left, a man in white clothes with a yellow shawl and dark-rimmed glasses sits on a striped mat beside offerings of fruit, flowers and plates. To his right, another man in white with a yellow shawl and glasses sits beside brass vessels and a tall brass lamp stand with a flower arrangement. Behind them a standing man in white and a red-garlanded man in orange sit among the ceremony items.

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