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Night-time ritual inside a temple shrine decorated with striped garlands in yellow, red, purple and white. On the right stands a deity murti with a gold crown, adorned with silver ornaments and a long garland of white flowers and beads. Beside it sit clay pots with yellow flowers and mango leaves, and red petals are scattered on a maroon-draped altar. In the foreground a priest in a white turban and bare upper body, with white sacred markings on his arm, tends a fire pit where smoke and flames rise from wood. A large orange and gold cloth with a white flower garland lies by the fire, surrounded by bananas and a kalasha-like pot. The scene suggests a homa fire ritual.

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A bare-chested priest in a white turban and white dhoti performs a ritual at a fire pit before a decorated deity murti. The priest, seen from behind and side, holds a garland of white and green flowers over the smoke rising from the homa fire. The murti is adorned with a silver crown, silver ornaments and a red-and-yellow garland, set against a backdrop of multicoloured floral swags. Offerings include brass pots, green leaves, fruit and red flowers on a red-draped altar, and an orange and gold-bordered cloth lies on the floor with marigold garlands. White rangoli marks decorate the ground.Navaratri worship in front of a decorated deity murti of a goddess shrine. The central murti wears a silver crown, a green garment and heavy jewelled necklaces, and is framed by a garland of red, yellow, purple and white flowers. Two men in white turbans and white dhotis stand at left and right; the man at left has his palms joined in namaskar, while the man at right leans forward with his hand over a seated figure in an orange and gold sari with a white flower garland. Brass kalasha pots with mango leaves and flowers sit on a red-draped platform, with bananas and a green leaf in the foreground.A photograph of a night homa ritual at a temporary shrine. In the foreground a fire burns on a yellow-washed raised fire pit, and a small seated figure of a deity dressed in a blue and red silk sari with gold border sits draped in white jasmine garlands and green flower garlands. Behind the fire, deity murtis are decorated with red, yellow and green garlands under an ornate gold canopy with a colourful flower-garland valance. On the right a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and a sandalwood-marked bare chest holds a brass vessel over the fire, a palm-leaf decoration behind him. 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In the foreground, a white and pink silk cloth holds a coconut wrapped in a white flower garland and green leaves, offered beside the fire. Tented orange and multicoloured floral festoons hang above. No people are visible.Nighttime photograph of a homa ritual at a temple setting. A bright fire burns in a pit on a yellow-painted platform in the foreground. Beside the fire lies a large kalasha-like offering draped in a navy and red silk sari with white jasmine garlands and green leaf ornaments. On the right stands a shirtless man with a yellow turban, white dhoti with gold border, a gold chain necklace and rudraksha-style beads, his palms pressed together in prayer. Behind the fire, a carved wooden canopy with red, yellow and purple floral garlands frames two deity murtis decorated with flowers. 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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.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 photograph of a Chandi Homa fire ritual at a temple shrine at night. A large fire burns in a clay pit in the foreground, and a partially visible person at the left edge holds a brass plate of red flowers and green leaves. In the background, deity murti are decorated with white and yellow garlands and ornate golden arches, with a saffron cloth canopy and brass kalasha pots with red and orange offerings on either side. In the foreground, a green and red bordered cloth covers a seated figure adorned with green leaf and white flower garlands. Palm fronds hang at the left edge. No identifiable a person appearance 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.