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A standing man in saffron-orange robes and a hood-like saffron head covering holds a brass bell in his right hand and a lit oil lamp in his left, performing a ritual before a square fire pit (homa kunda) on a white platform. He wears a gold-toned necklace and a wristwatch. Around him, several people in saffron and orange clothing sit with hands folded, and others in white and yellow garments kneel nearby. Overhead, a canopy in red, gold, green and blue with decorative circular ornaments covers the space. Brass oil lamps, banana leaves, a brass vessel with a peacock-like finial, and small woven baskets of offerings sit at the edges. A framed photograph of a saffron-robed figure with a garland rests on an easel at left, and a fire glows at the centre of the fire pit, indicating a homa ritual.

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