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A photograph of a ritual at a Devi shrine at night. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged, stirring or offering from a brass vessel over a raised fire pit with a small flame. Behind him, several brightly dressed deity murti with red and white garlands and a lion figure fill the shrine, with brass oil lamps, flower garlands, a kalasha-style pot, plates of fruit and yellow flowers, kumkum powder and incense sticks on the altar. Strings of lights and a red banner decorate the background. No other physical people are clearly visible beyond a partially seen figure at the left edge.

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October 16 20102010-10-16A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red border sits on a striped cushion, pouring ghee from a ladle into a fire pit lined with stone. Brass oil lamps and a lit clay lamp surround the homa area, with a bronze bowl and trays of offerings nearby. Behind him, a large deity murti with a lion mount and multi-armed figures stands in front of white floral decorations, with garlanded female figures and a pink Ganesha at the sides. Marigold garlands and kumkum-colored offerings are visible on the floor. The priest's face is turned down toward the homa and is not clearly visible.2010-10-13October 15 20102010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15A photograph of an evening homa-style ritual at a temple-like shrine. A bald man in white ritual dress with a red border and a white shawl sits on a tiger-skin seat, reaching toward a flower-garlanded object on a stone platform. Brass oil lamps, a lit lamp and a silver bowl with a ladle sit before him. Behind are large deity murtis, including a lion figure and an elephant-headed form, decorated with white garlands and red flower garlands, with yellow kumkum and offerings nearby.2010-10-13October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of an evening homa at a festival stage decorated with a white floral arch, strings of green mango leaves and fairy lights. A priest in white dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a sacred thread, holds up a flaming lamp over a fire pit where a young assistant in white kneels. Several young girls in red and maroon dresses sit behind the fire pit. Painted and sculpted deity figures stand in the background, including a figure with a trident-like weapon. On the right, a seated man in a white shawl and cream turban sits on a red and gold throne with hands folded, beside an attendant in orange robes. A crowd of devotees is visible in the foreground.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 08 20102010-10-08A photo of a ritual inside a temple hall at night. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a red border and white sacred markings on his torso and arms kneels on a tiger-skin mat, pouring liquid from a long-handled brass ladle into a square black-lined fire pit or homa kund edged with white and flower petals. Brass vessels, a silver bowl with flowers, a brass lamp stand and yellow marigolds surround him. Behind him, a second man in white sits with a rudraksha-style necklace. In the background stand a pink-faced Ganesha murti and a goddess murti in red and white, beneath a large painted image of a multi-armed goddess riding a lion. The scene suggests a homa or abhishekam performed during a festival.2010-10-08A seated priest in white dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a gold chain, performs a fire ritual at a square homa pit in front of a large white-and-blue decorated deity murti of a multi-armed goddess standing on a lion, flanked by smaller figures and ornate white paper-cut backdrops. Brass oil lamps, lit diyas, bowls of yellow and red powders, flower garlands, and a small kalasha-like offering sit on red cloths. Striped and coloured torans and parasol-style canopies frame the scene at night.2010-10-13A night ritual photograph at a temple-style pandal before a large deity murti of a multi-armed goddess with a lion mount, flanked by smaller figures and ornate white decorated arches with umbrellas. A bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a beaded necklace sits cross-legged on a mat at a square fire pit, holding a ladle near offerings of bowls, yellow flowers and fruit. Brass oil lamps stand on the platform and a lit flame burns in the foreground beside a plate of flowers. A printed sign reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam with a phone number. Appearance does not clearly establish the seated man as a person, so the role is given as priest performing a homa-style fire ritual.2010-10-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a shaven-headed priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl, with a gold necklace, seated on a mat at a fire pit (homa kunda) performing an offering with a ladle and bowl. Behind him stand large colourful statues of Ganesha in pink and gold and a goddess figure, with a golden oil lamp and offering plates of flowers, grains and fruit in the foreground. A lit string of multicoloured lights hangs in the background. The priest appears to be the only physical person visible.2010-10-13