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Outdoor homa ceremony beside a building with banana trees. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and a matching headcloth sits behind a fire pit, gesturing with his hand, his forehead marked with white tilaka and wearing a beaded necklace. Three young men in white kurta-style clothes with yellow shawls kneel around the altar; the one on the left holds a brass item and the one at right wears a red thread garland. The square altar is tiered in white and covered with orange, yellow and red flowers, with a brass kalasha, bowls of food, fruit and a small arrangement of plantain-like offerings. A tall brass lamp stand stands at the right edge. Another figure in white stands in the background. The central figure is a person: the saffron robes, distinctive beaded mala necklace and headcloth are visible, but the view is partial and the appearance is not fully certain.

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