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Outdoor ritual homa at a temple-like platform with a bright fire burning in a sunken fire pit at centre. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a red headcloth kneels at the fire, tending it with his hands, while young girls in green and white dresses and marigold garlands sit nearby. Behind the fire stands a decorated deity murti on a raised platform, draped in yellow and orange garlands, under a small canopy with trees beyond. On the right a large ornate shrine with a deity murti with silver-coloured figures wrapped in marigold garlands. A seated figure in orange and maroon on the left wears white floral garlands, and a few shaved-headed people in the foreground are seen from behind.

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October 03 20142014-10-03Outdoor ritual scene with a sacred fire burning on a raised platform before a decorated deity backdrop of several goddess murtis garlanded with flowers. A seated figure in white and a standing person in a white dhoti stand near the fire, while a central murti sits on a flower-draped pedestal. Shaved-headed children and young people in saffron and orange robes and red-and-gold sannyasi wraps sit on mats in front, facing the fire. Bunting hangs overhead and a canopy stands in the background. Several people in saffron and red attire sit to the right of the platform.2014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03Outdoor temple ritual under a corrugated metal roof at dusk. A fire pit with a bright flame sits center, with several people in white and saffron clothing performing a homa or puja around it. A seated man in an orange-red garment with a shawl sits on an orange platform at left, with a kalasha and brass vessels nearby. Behind the fire, an elaborately decorated deity murti with white and gold ornaments and flower garlands stands on a red-draped altar. Several girls in red, pink and orange dresses with white flower garlands sit in the foreground, hands folded. Strings of small flags and a speaker are visible overhead.2014-10-03An outdoor homa or yagna ceremony at dusk before a decorated shrine with a large deity murti of goddess forms garlanded in flowers, behind a fire pit with a burning flame on an orange altar. A seated woman in orange and red clothing sits on an elevated orange platform near a bare-chested priest in white dhoti standing to the left. Rows of young boys with shaved heads wear orange and red robes with gold borders, sitting on a mat with kumkum and rudraksha malas. A woman with hair tied back and a white garment with rudraksha mala sits in the front row, and women in red and gold saris sit on the right. A canopy and a second small shrine stand in the background. Only the seated woman on the platform and the people in the foreground are clearly a candidate, but no appearance cues for a person are sufficient, so no a person is identified.2014-10-03Outdoor 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.2014-10-02October 02 20142014-10-02A photograph of an outdoor puja at a temple courtyard with a striped red-and-white compound wall and a small shrine at left. On a raised stage, a seated figure in orange robes sits before a decorated altar with a yellow flower-garlanded murti and a floral deity image behind. A figure in white with a red head covering sits near the altar, and a woman in white sits at the right edge of the stage. Many young boys in orange robes and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on the ground in front, and several adults in orange and white are seated on the stage. Strings of marigolds and leaf garlands hang overhead, with palm trees behind.2014-10-02October 03 20142014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03A homa ritual under a open-sided pavilion before a decorated altar with a large white-and-blue Devi murti flanked by other deity figures, a lion mount, and garlanded figures. A seated priest in white dhoti and bare upper body sits before a white fire pit with a bright flame and marigold petals. To the right, an elderly sadhu with long matted hair, white-painted body markings, a rudraksha mala and an orange-brown robe sits with hands joined. Beside him a person in white with an orange-and-yellow turban sits on a chair, and children in red and maroon dress sit near the altar. Coloured string lights and bunting decorate the background.2010-10-16 +2 copiesOctober 03 20142014-10-03