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A night homa ceremony under a decorated tent with orange, green and yellow fabric panels and hanging banana leaves. A fire pit sends up smoke in the centre. A figure in orange robes with a red-orange head covering stands at the centre, holding up a ritual object, while a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl stands beside. Seated participants in orange robes and rudraksha malas surround the fire, and a man with long hair and a full beard in orange sits at left. Brass oil lamps, bowls of food, flower garlands and a green gourd or pumpkin sit near the fire, and an oil lamp stand is at right. Around the tent, seated people in white and yellow clothes watch the ritual.

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