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October 27 20082008-10-27A brick-walled fire pit, a homa or yagna altar, filled with smoking embers and white flower offerings sits in the foreground. Behind it on a white-draped table stand a red cloth-wrapped kalasha-like object garlanded with white flowers and a standing deity murti in a blue embroidered skirt with a crown and floral garlands. Above, a deity murti with a leopard-skin-like cloth and a golden lion figure rests on a wooden stand. A small oil lamp burns at the lower left edge, and a steel vessel sits beside it. A purple backdrop covers the wall. No people are visible.2008-10-27A brick fire pit (homa kunda) built from orange-yellow bricks dominates the foreground, with white flower petals and a smoking burnt offering inside it. Behind it, on a white-draped altar, stand a blue-robed deity murti adorned with white flower garlands and a red-cloth covered kalasha or sacred pot wrapped in red and green cloth with a flower garland. Above, a draped altar holds additional flower garlands and figures. A small brass oil lamp burns at the lower left and a brass vessel sits nearby. No people are visible.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27A photograph of a decorated deity murti of a goddess standing in a shrine setting, wearing a blue sari with gold border and layered gold and beaded necklaces, with a red flower and a white jasmine garland draped at her chest. Behind her is a white and green cloth backdrop with jewelled embroidery and a red silk drape. In the foreground are brass vessels, a brass kalasha-style pot, a brass bowl, steel bowls of offerings, a green cloth and a string of white beads, and a small shrine figure beside her. No people are visible; the image shows a ritual arrangement for puja.2013-05-02September 22 20172017-09-22 +1 copiesFebruary 12 20132013-02-12Two small metal deity murti stand on a white-draped platform before a green cloth backdrop with a purple-and-gold patterned border. The taller figure, a standing female deity murti with a crown and a kalasha-like object raised in one hand, wears a red sari with green border, a jewelled necklace, layered beaded garlands and a pink-gem chest ornament. Beside it, a smaller figure is draped in a pink shawl with a green-and-gold border and a jewelled pearl-and-gem necklace.2012-09-24May 04 20132013-05-04September 22 20092009-09-22 +1 copiesTwo deity forms displayed on wooden stands in front of a plain wall and a wooden door with a purple bird emblem. On the left, a gold kalasha-like finial rises from a draped maroon cloth with gold border, garlanded with white jasmine, green leaves, yellow and orange flowers, and a pink rose. On the right, a gold-coloured deity murti in a blue and gold saree and silver ornaments stands before an ornate gold-toned backdrop, garlanded with white jasmine, marigold-type flowers and greenery. Yellow flower petals lie scattered on the floor.2006-11-05