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August 07 20142014-08-07September 21 20162016-09-21September 09 20132013-09-09A photograph of an outdoor homa fire pit with burning sticks inside a yellow-painted square altar. Behind it, a stepped platform with red-and-white striped walls holds an ornate deity murti with a golden crown and a blue figure seated on a lotus, flanked by lions and lotus flowers. A boy in orange robes with white vibhuti marks sits cross-legged at the fire, beside a brass bowl, a copper pot and a ladle. Another young person in white stands at left among green foliage, and a red-patterned rug lies on the ground. Palm trees and a wooden stick with a coloured tassel frame the scene. No adult candidate is clearly visible.2014-10-31July 11 20142014-07-11October 03 20142014-10-03September 21 20162016-09-21Outdoor ritual on a raised paved platform under a shade canopy, with a decorated deity murti of the goddess draped in yellow and orange marigold garlands at the centre and a large framed goddess image with garlands behind it. A man in saffron and maroon robes sits cross-legged before the altar, and a woman in white with a red shawl sits beside him. Around them, about twenty-five children and young boys in saffron and orange cloth sit on the ground, facing the altar, with several women in orange and white attending at the right. Brass vessels, flower offerings and a small shrine with a painted deity panel stand nearby, with striped cloth and palm plants framing the scene.2014-10-02February 16 20162016-02-16 +1 copiesOutdoor Ganesha puja at an open-air stone platform with red and white striped railings. A large Ganesha deity murti stands in a decorated shrine framed by marigold and multicoloured flower garlands, with an ornate golden canopy above. In front, a fire pit burns with a flame. A priest in a white dhoti with a yellow head cloth stands at the shrine, offering something toward the deity. Several saffron-robed monks and devotees sit on stone steps and mats. A seated figure in a red-brown robe, with hands folded, sits on a red velvet throne at right. About twenty seated devotees in white, orange, yellow and striped clothing face the shrine in the foreground, some with hands folded in prayer.2013-09-09Outdoor ritual scene at a temple courtyard with a raised shrine platform draped in red cloth. Behind it stands a deity murti with a tall golden crown, multiple arms and garlands, flanked by two smaller figures in red and gold ornaments. Seated on mats in front, several shaven-headed young boys wear red dhotis with gold borders and white body markings. Adult devotees in red and orange robes sit nearby, one woman in saffron standing at the side, and a woman in red with gold border bows near the platform steps. A square fire pit with a brass bowl and flower offerings sits in the middle. Trees and a thatched canopy frame the setting.2014-07-11September 21 20162016-09-21