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A night photograph of a homa fire burning in front of a decorated shrine. A large fire rises from a stone-edged fire pit in the foreground, with a coconut wrapped in white flowers and green leaves set on a cream and red-bordered cloth before it. Behind the fire stand several deity murtis draped with garlands of white and red flowers, under an ornately carved golden arch and orange-gold fabric hangings. A brass oil lamp stands at the right, and a hand folded in namaskar appears at the right edge. No people are clearly visible apart from the partial hand.

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A night-time photograph of a Chandi Homa fire ritual. A large fire blazes in front of a decorated shrine with a carved wooden arch, orange draped cloth and garlands of marigold and tricolour flowers. Three deity murtis stand behind the fire, including a central figure in red and gold ornaments. In the foreground, a coconut wrapped in white flower garlands and green leaves rests on a cream sari with red and gold border. A brass oil lamp stand and a brass bowl sit at the right, and a hand holding a cloth is partly visible at the edge.A large fire blazes in front of three decorated deity murti at an altar draped with orange fabric and garlands of marigold and tuberose. The central figure wears a red sari and gold crown, while the flanking figures are dressed in green and red with white flower garlands. A red and gold bordered cloth is spread on the ground in front of the fire, holding a coconut wrapped in white flowers and green leaves. On the right edge, a hand with a ring is raised in a gesture of offering beside a brass oil lamp, and a partly visible person holds a folded white cloth. The scene is lit by the fire against darkness and features ornate carved wooden arches overhead.Night photograph of a Navaratri Chandi Homa set before an ornate carved wooden canopy draped with garlands in red, orange and pink. Three deity murtis stand on a red-draped platform, the central one in red and gold with a crown. A large fire blazes in front of them. In the foreground a coconut wrapped in white flower garlands and green leaves rests on a pale cloth edged with red and gold border. A brass oil lamp stands at right and a hand holding a flower appears at the right edge. No people are fully visible in the scene.A night-time photograph of a homa fire burning in front of a decorated shrine with deity murtis draped in red and gold garments, garlanded with white flowers and multicoloured floral festoons. A large fire rises from a pit at the centre foreground, and a coconut wrapped in white flower garland and green leaves sits on a red-and-gold bordered cloth before the flames. A brass oil lamp stands at the right edge beside a hand holding a leaf or flower. Ornate carved gold arches frame the shrine. No people are clearly seen apart from the partially visible hand.A photograph of a night-time Navaratri ritual at a shrine decorated with a carved golden arch and garlands of marigold and tricolour flowers. A large fire blazes in the foreground beside a stone base, with a red-and-cream draped offering on the floor topped by a coconut wrapped in white flowers and green leaves. Behind the fire, three deity murtis stand on a red platform with gold halos, adorned with flowers, one central figure in red and gold with a crown. Brass oil lamps and clay pots with flame-shaped decorations sit at the sides. No people are visible.Night photograph of a Chandi Homa ritual with a large sacred fire burning in front of a decorated shrine. Three deity murtis stand behind the flames, adorned with white and green flower garlands, and a carved golden arch with draped marigold and red flower swags frames them. In the foreground, a coconut wrapped in a white garland and green leaves rests on a cloth with a red and gold border, placed before the fire as an offering. Brass oil lamps and small decorated kalasha pots with flowers stand on the shrine platform. No people are visible in the scene.Night photograph of a homa fire burning in front of an ornate golden-carved shrine draped with multicoloured flower garlands and a cloth canopy. Three deity murtis, dressed in red and gold with crowns and jewellery, are seated within the shrine, flanked by kalasha pots decorated with white and yellow garlands. In the foreground, a large coconut wrapped in a cream and red-bordered cloth, garlanded with white flowers and green leaves, rests before the flames. A brass oil lamp stands at the right edge. No people are visible.A photograph of a Chandi Homa fire ritual in front of a decorated shrine. A tall fire blazes in the foreground, with a brass plate holding a red cloth and a white-and-green garland at left. A coconut wrapped in a white garland and green leaves sits in front of the fire, on a white sari with a red-and-gold border. Behind the fire, a deity murti in red and gold with a silver heart-shaped mask is framed by golden arches, marigold and white-and-green garlands, and orange drapery. Two smaller figures flank it. The hand of a priest, with a ring, is visible at right, offering into the flames.A photograph of a homa fire burning before a decorated shrine with three gold-framed deity murtis dressed in red and gold garments, garlanded with yellow, white and multicoloured flower strands. A roaring fire rises from the fire pit in the foreground, and in front of it a kalasha-like coconut wrapped in a white garland and green leaves sits on a cream sari with red and gold border. Draped fabric in orange and maroon, with bunched flower decorations, frames the shrine, and conical kumkum offerings sit on the side platforms. No people are visible. +1 copiesA photograph of a Navaratri devi ritual at night. In the foreground a bright fire rises from a homa pit, beside a kalasha-like coconut wrapped in a white garland with green leaves, placed on a cloth with a red and gold border. Behind the fire, three large golden-crowned deity murtis of goddesses stand on a red-draped altar, adorned with white and red garlands, gold jewellery and red and green garments. Multicoloured flower festoons and orange cloth hang across the top. Brass pots with flowers and oil lamps sit at the sides. No physical people are visible.A photograph of a Navaratri Chandi Homa at night. A large fire burns in a homa pit in the foreground, with flames rising high. In front of the fire sits a coconut wrapped in a white flower garland with green leaves, resting on a draped cloth with a red and gold border. Behind the fire stands a decorated shrine with a golden arch and crowned deity murti adorned with garlands of white and red flowers. Strings of marigold garlands and drapes in purple, red and white hang across the top, and kalasha pots with leaves stand at the sides. No people are visible.A photograph of a fire ritual before three decorated deity murti on an altar draped with fabric and garlands. A large flame rises from a homa pit in the foreground. The central murti wears a red sari-like garment and a crown, flanked by two other murti decked in colourful garlands with white flower and green leaf festoons. In the foreground, seated before the fire, a person in a dark blue sari with a red-and-gold border wears a long white jasmine garland and a green leaf garland, with a coconut placed atop the head area. Brass pots and offerings sit at the altar base. The scene suggests a homa performed during Navaratri celebrations.