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Night photograph of an illuminated small stone shrine with a decorated tower lit by string lights, containing a deity murti within a glass-fronted doorway. Seated devotees fill the foreground on the street, facing a low platform where a priest in white dhoti sits near lit oil lamps and offerings. A standing figure in orange sari stands at left under street lamps. The paved area is lit by warm street light and a small visible fire lamp.

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October 16 20102010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16 +2 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +2 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +2 copiesA night-time homa or fire ritual under a tin-roofed open pavilion. A large fire burns in a stone fire pit in the foreground. Behind it stands an ornate shrine decorated with dense garlands of marigolds and red flowers, lit by oil lamps, holding a deity murti with a multi-armed form and a red cloth hanging at the side. Above the shrine sits a small arched niche with a deity figure, flanked by two recumbent bulls. An orange-robed priest sits cross-legged before the fire, while several young boys in white dhotis and kurtas sit on mats around it, with brass pots and vessels arranged on the floor. A young boy in a pink top sits at the right edge.2007-12-10Night-time evening aarti at an open-air stone shrine. Three priests in white dhotis and white turbans stand near a granite canopied shrine holding lit oil lamps (aarti flames) toward a deity murti in a pink sari and gold ornaments, lit from within. Two priests stand on the left, one on the right with a flame; a rear priest wears a saffron shawl. Around fifteen seated children in white kurtas and pale uniforms sit on striped mats in the foreground, many with orange sashes, watching the ritual. A corrugated roof edges the top of the frame. The shrine has carved pillars and a deep saffron cloth draped below the murti. No readable printed text. No visible a person candidate is identifiable from the image.2007-05-04Night outdoor homa at a temple courtyard. A priest in white dhoti sits cross-legged before a brick fire pit with a flame, with brass vessels and offerings nearby. A framed portrait with flower garland sits beside the fire, labelled with no readable caption. Seated devotees, many children and women in saris, surround the fire in a semicircle. Behind them, people stand near an illuminated temple doorway with a deity shrine inside. +1 copiesNight evening aarti at an outdoor stone shrine with carved white pillars and a corrugated roof. Several men in white dhotis and white head cloths raise lit oil lamps toward an illuminated deity murti draped in pink and orange cloth inside the shrine. Seated children and a few women in white clothing sit on mats in the foreground, some watching the ritual. A man in white stands at the right side of the shrine holding a lamp, and an orange shawl hangs over another man's shoulder. Flames and smoke rise from the lamps against the dark night sky.2007-05-04Night-time homa at an outdoor temple-like space with a fire pit of stacked bricks and a burning flame at its centre. A priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth, with gold ornaments, sits at the far side pouring from a vessel toward the fire, with brass plates of offerings, fruit and flowers nearby. A framed portrait of a figure in orange robes with a garland and a rudraksha-style necklace sits on a stone platform behind the fire, decorated with orange marigolds. Seated in front, a woman in a white sari with floral print presses her palms together. Children in mixed everyday clothes, including an orange dress, sit around the fire on the ground watching and some pressing palms together. +1 copiesA night-time homa at an outdoor temple courtyard. A priest with a shaved head, wearing a white dhoti and a gold necklace, sits at a brick fire pit with a large flame, pouring offerings from a brass vessel. Around him, women in saris sit on the ground and watch, and a framed portrait with flower garlands is placed beside the fire. The portrait shows a figure in orange robes, but its subject is not established. Behind them, a stone temple entrance with a decorated deity murti and garlands is lit by lamps, and a few people in colourful clothing are standing and moving near the shrine steps. The priest's white ritual clothing and shaved head do not qualify as a probable candidate. +1 copiesNight aarti at an open-sided temple shrine lit by a string of red lights along the roof edge. Three standing men in white dhotis and orange-saffron shoulder cloths hold lit oil lamps toward a deity murti group decorated with gold and red garments, seated on a red-draped platform framed by stone pillars with a white cloth backdrop. Around a dozen seated children and young devotees in white and light clothing sit on the floor in the foreground, with brass lamps and offering vessels in front of the shrine.October 04 20132013-10-04