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A photograph of a temple puja inside a shrine decorated with white lace-like cutwork and red fabric. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with red border stands at left, extending his arm over the scene. A second priest in white kneels at lower left. Two women seated on the floor in orange and red saris, one holding a pink flower, sit before a pink Ganesha murti with a trunk, garlanded in purple, beside a white-decorated deity murti with a crown and multiple arms holding objects. Brass plates, oil lamps and a smoky haze fill the foreground, and a string of red lights hangs above.

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October 16 20102010-10-16A photograph of a Navaratri-style puja in a temple hall. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a red-bordered cloth over one shoulder, stands on a raised platform holding a ritual implement toward the shrine. Beside him a seated man in white with a gold necklace and sandalwood markings on his arms performs the rite, while a small girl in a red-and-gold dress sits near the fire pit. The shrine holds a pink Ganesha murti garlanded in purple, a white-decorated deity murti of the goddess with a lion mount, and a large brass oil lamp. Small children in red dresses sit among brass vessels, flowers and fruit. A small fire burns in a pit in the foreground.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesA temple puja scene in front of a large white-and-blue Durga murti with multiple raised arms holding weapons, a lion mount beside her, and a smaller pink Ganesha murti and a white-framed goddess figure at center. A man in white dhoti and shawl with red border stands at left holding a brass plate of fruit as an offering. Seated before the altar are young girls in maroon and red dresses and a bald man in white with gold necklaces at left. Brass oil lamps, flower garlands, marigold and white decorations, and a small framed deity image on the altar fill the frame. The photo is a Chandi Homa puja in a temple setting.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a Chandi Homa ritual inside a temple hall. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at left, bending over a low white platform. Two women in orange and red saris sit cross-legged before the fire pit, one holding a pink flower and a small bowl. Behind them stand a pink Ganesha murti with a garland and a goddess murti with a lion mount, plus a brass oil lamp with a flame. Fruit, brass vessels, a bell and scattered flowers and leaves lie on the cloth-covered floor. A man in white at right tends the homa. Near the lower right a tall dry-leaf offering sits beside the fire area.2010-10-16October 15 20102010-10-15October 16 20102010-10-16A photograph of an evening Chandi Homa ritual at a temple stage decorated with large white and silver-embellished deity murtis, including a multi-armed goddess figure with a lion mount and an elephant-headed deity. Two priests stand at left, one in white dhoti with a bare upper body and the other in white with a red-bordered cloth over the shoulder. Several women sit cross-legged in red, orange and maroon saris before a homa area with kalasha pots, fruits, brass vessels, oil lamps and bundles of sticks. A seated crowd of devotees, including children, fills the foreground. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 15 20102010-10-15October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copies