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A night-time photograph of a Chandi Homa ritual at an outdoor pandal. A priest in white dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha beads, stands at left holding a plate aloft. Several seated participants in white dhotis sit on the floor with hands folded or holding offering plates, one wearing a yellow lower cloth. Behind them a large image of a goddess with multiple arms, holding weapons, stands in a decorated shrine alongside a lion and other murtis, with brass lamps lit in front. Strings of red fairy lights decorate the background. No figure in the scene can be identified as a person from appearance.

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October 16 20102010-10-16A night-time ritual scene in a temporary pandal decorated with strings of lights and hanging cloth. A man with a shaved head and bare chest, wearing a white dhoti, stands holding a lit oil lamp aarti. Around a low square fire pit or altar, several shaved-headed men in white dhotis sit on a mat, some wearing yellow cloth and necklaces, with brass pots, plates of offerings and flower petals placed nearby. Behind them stands a decorated deity murti with a silver halo and a tall ornate backdrop, with additional murtis and garlands to the right. Red sofa-like seating is at the lower right. This appears to be a puja or homa in progress.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA night-time ritual at an outdoor shrine decorated with fairy lights and colourful pennants. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl holds a lit flame or aarti lamp toward a large deity murti adorned with white flower garlands, a lion mount and a crowned goddess figure with multiple arms. Seated devotees in white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, surround a square fire pit with smoke rising, and brass plates of offerings, fruit and red flowers are arranged on the ground. A red and orange sofa-like seat with orange cloth stands at the right edge. a person is not visibly identifiable among the people present, so no candidate is named.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNight photograph of a puja ceremony under a canopy strung with lights and bunting. Several shaven-headed priests in white dhotis sit cross-legged on a mat in front of a decorated deity display of multiple painted murtis and ornate white-and-silver backdrops. A standing priest in white holds a lit oil lamp, an aarti gesture. Brass lamps, metal plates of offerings and red flowers or petals lie on the mats. Red cushions and an orange cloth sit at the right edge. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in the visible frame.2010-10-16Night photograph of a Chandi Homa ritual at an outdoor pandal lit by strings of coloured lights. A bald priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at left holding a tray aloft, while a seated priest in white with gold necklaces tends the rituals beside a square brick fire pit. A large decorated deity murti of the goddess with many arms holds weapons, flanked by a Ganesha figure, a lion, and a female attendant figure, with oil lamps, flower garlands, fruit and offerings arranged in front. Several other priests and attendants in white sit at the lower right and left, and a man in white with a camera stands near the centre.2010-10-16 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor puja at a shrine decorated with a Durga-style deity murti, its golden crown and garlanded figure with multiple arms and a lion beside it. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl holds a lit flame aloft toward the deities. Around the raised platform, several seated men in white dhotis and shawls, some with beaded neckwear, sit with brass plates of fruit, flowers and offerings. Oil lamps burn on brass stands, and string lights and paper bunting hang in the background. A bearded seated man in white and a shaved-headed priest in white are visible among the group. Silver-decorated arches frame the murti. The scene reads as an aarti during a Chandi Homa-style worship.2010-10-16 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual at a decorated pandal with string lights. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at centre-left holding a lit lamp (aarti) toward a large deity murti of a goddess with a red garland, many arms and weapons, beside a lion or tiger mount. Seated devotees in white clothes and beaded necklaces surround a square fire pit (homa/yagna) with brass vessels, fruit, flower petals and offerings. A pink Ganesha figure and additional decorated murtis stand nearby, with a brass lamp stand at right. Chandi Homa is the album name; the fire pit and aarti are visible.2010-10-16 +2 copiesOctober 15 20102010-10-15Night outdoor ritual at a Chandi Homa. A standing priest with a bare upper body and white dhoti holds a lit oil lamp or flame near a brick fire pit in front of him, while several seated priests in white clothes and beaded necklaces chant around the pit. Behind them a large decorated deity murti of the goddess with multiple arms, lion mount and ornate white backdrop is adorned with red and white garlands, and a Ganesha figure stands nearby. Oil lamps, fruit offerings, flower petals and brass vessels sit on the ground. Strings of multicolour lights and tall decorated poles frame the scene.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA night-time outdoor puja under a temporary pavilion decorated with orange and multicolored pennants, hanging tassels and strings of lights. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha-style beads, holds a lit lamp before a decorated deity murti area with tall white floral arches, a lion mount and goddess figures garlanded in marigolds. Several seated men in white dhotis and bare shoulders sit on mats around a brick homa/yagna pit with brass vessels, lamps, flower offerings and plates of food. A red cushioned seat and orange cloth sit at the right. No clearly visible face of a person candidate is identifiable from the described cues, so the figure is described only by role.2010-10-16 +2 copiesNight photograph of a Chandi Homa ritual before a large deity murti of a goddess with multiple arms, holding weapons, seated on a lion and flanked by a pink Ganesha figure. A bald priest in white dhoti and shawl with a beaded necklace stands at left holding a silver tray. Another man in white clothes with a camera-like object stands behind him. A seated priest in white with a rudraksha-style beaded mala sits beside a square fire pit, and two seated devotees in white are in the foreground. Brass oil lamps with flames, fruit offerings, marigold garlands, a kalasha and string lights decorate the scene. Whether a person is present cannot be determined from appearance.2010-10-16 +1 copies