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A photograph of a Navaratri shrine with three deity murtis seated on a decorated platform before a golden-orange cloth backdrop with multicoloured floral garlands. The central figure wears a red and gold garment and a crown; flanking deities are adorned with white floral garlands and gold halos. Kalasha pots with mango leaves stand on the altar. In the foreground a fire pit burns with flames and smoke. Facing the fire, a single devotee in a navy blue sari with a red and gold border, wearing white and green floral garlands, kneels on the yellow-floored shrine. Brass vessels and scattered marigold petals surround the scene.

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A homa fire burns in front of a decorated shrine at night. Three deity murtis sit on a raised dais draped in red and yellow, with garlands of white flowers and colourful beads framing them and kalasha pots with orange marigold offerings at their sides. Below, a figure in a blue and red sari with a green and white garland sits in front of the fire, facing the shrine. The ornate golden arch above frames the scene, and small flower petals scatter on the floor.A photograph of a Navaratri worship setting at night with a fire pit burning in the foreground. Behind the flames stands a decorated shrine with three deity murtis, the central one seated in red and gold with a crown and gold prabhavali, flanked by two others draped in red, green and white garlands. Marigold and multicoloured flower garlands hang in swags across a golden cloth canopy above, and kalasha pots with mango leaves sit at the base. In the foreground a kneeling statue is dressed in a navy sari with a red and gold border, wearing white jasmine garlands and green leaf garlands. A brass vessel sits at the left edge.A photograph of a homa fire burning in front of an altar decorated with garlands in red, yellow, green, white and purple. Three goddess deity murtis sit on a red-draped platform under a gold and orange canopy, flanked by brass kalashas wrapped in fabric. A single woman, seen from behind, kneels at the fire in a navy and maroon silk sari with gold border, wearing white and green flower garlands. A brass vessel sits at the left edge. Strings of white flowers and marigold rangoli dots decorate the floor.A photograph of a homa fire ritual in a temple-style setting. In the foreground a fire pit blazes with orange flames, and beside it a person seen from behind, wearing a dark blue sari with a red and gold border and garlands of white flowers and green leaves, kneels or sits on a yellow floor. Behind the fire, three deity murtis are seated on a raised red platform, decorated with yellow and white flower garlands, decorative arches, and brass vessels with offerings. A tall brass lamp stand stands at the right edge, and draped cloth in orange, purple and red hangs above the shrine.A photograph taken at night of a homa fire ritual in front of a shrine. Three deity murtis stand on a raised platform draped with orange cloth and garlands of marigold and striped ribbon, each with golden arches and crowns, and one central murti wears a crown and red garment. Two tall flames rise from a fire pit in front of the shrine. In the foreground, a single person kneels at the fire pit, seen from behind, wearing a dark blue and red silk sari with gold border, a green and white garland of flowers around the neck and a flower arrangement in the hair. A metal bowl sits at the left edge.Night photograph of a temple shrine decorated with multicolored flower garlands and a gold-and-orange canopy. Three deity murtis in ornate silver-and-gold jewelry sit on a raised platform, backed by golden arches and white flower wreaths, with marigold and yellow flower offerings in pots. Two open fires burn on a stone fire pit in front of the shrine. In the foreground, a seated devotee in a navy and red silk sari with a gold border, wearing a white jasmine garland and green flower decorations, faces the fire pit. The setting suggests a homa or fire ritual, though the photo itself shows only the shrine, fire and the single seated devotee.A photograph of a Navaratri setting at a temple shrine. Three goddess murtis are seated on a decorated platform, backed by a gilded arch and a yellow cloth canopy festooned with multicoloured garlands. Fire burns in a pit in front of the murtis, and offerings of flowers and kalasha pots surround them. In the lower right, a single seated woman in a deep blue sari with red and gold border wears white flower garlands and green leaf garlands and faces the fire. A tall palm-leaf frond stands at the left edge beside a brass lamp. No a person candidate is visible.A night-time photograph of a Navaratri worship setup with a large fire burning in front of a decorated shrine. Three deity murtis sit on a red and gold throne-like dais framed by golden arches and garlands of white, yellow and multicoloured flowers, with a central goddess wearing a red and gold garment and heavy jewellery. Brass kalashas with orange and yellow leaves stand on the platform. In the foreground, a seated woman in a navy blue sari with a red and gold border and white and green flower garlands faces the fire, her back to the camera. The orange-tented canopy and ornate golden pillar frame the scene.Night photograph of a Navaratri homa at a temple-like shrine. A tall fire blazes in a sunken fire pit in the foreground, with a second flame to the right. Behind it stand three deity murtis, dressed with white and yellow flower garlands and multicolored floral festoons, under an ornate carved golden arch with a cloth canopy. A kneeling devotee in a dark blue sari with a red-and-gold border, wearing a white flower garland and a green leaf garland, sits with folded hands before the fire, facing the shrine. Brass lamps and offering pots with marigolds line the altar.A photograph of a homa fire ritual in front of a decorated shrine with three deity murtis seated on a raised platform, draped with garlands of white and red flowers and green leaves. Two large fire flames rise from the altar in front of the shrine. In the foreground, a person seen from behind in a dark blue sari with a red border sits with a shaped white-and-green garland draped over their shoulders and a green leaf decoration on their head, facing the fire. Gold-framed arches and a patterned gold canopy frame the scene.A fire pit with large flames and smoke burns in the foreground of a decorated shrine. Behind it stand several deity murti, a central goddess figure in a red and silver sari-style garment with a silver necklace and crown, flanked by figures holding weapons including a trident. The murti are adorned with garlands in red, green, yellow and white, and an orange canopy with floral festoons hangs above. No people are visible; this appears to be a homa ritual at a Navaratri alankaram.A photograph of a homa fire burning in a clay fire pit decorated with white lotus kolam and blue-tinted lines in front of a shrine. Behind the fire, a red-draped central deity murti in a silver-and-gold crown stands with flanking deity murtis on a red-covered platform, framed by garlands in red, yellow, purple and white and a gold canopy. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel and flower offerings surround the shrine. No people are visible.