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A photograph of a ritual worship inside a hall with a painted backdrop of a mountain at sunset. A standing man in orange robes holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a blue-skinned goddess murti decorated with white and red flowers and a garland, set on a white-draped platform. Seated in front, several people in orange and white robes and yellow shawls sit on a mat before brass plates of food, fruit, flowers and a small fire, with stacked wrapped offerings in the foreground. A colourful painted textile hangs on the left wall. The standing figure is a priest performing aarti rather than a distinctively identifiable a person, so no appearance-based candidate is claimed.

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October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27A group of devotees sits cross-legged on a floor covered with mats and green leaves, facing a white-clad deity murti of a goddess with blue skin and a crown, adorned with garlands, set on a white pedestal against a painted backdrop. Nine people are visible, mostly from behind, wearing orange and saffron shawls over white or yellow garments. A small flame burns in a fire pit in front of them, with brass pots and plates of offerings, marigolds and betel leaves arranged around the floor. Only the seated devotees are physically present; the statue is not counted.2008-10-27Indoor fire ritual before a white-and-blue statue of a goddess with a crown and garland, her hands raised, set against a dark backdrop. Several seated men in orange and white robes sit cross-legged at a low brick fire pit where a small flame burns, with a flat-topped table in the foreground holding brass plates of rice, grains, flowers, bananas leaves, coconut halves and small oil lamps. Along the right side more people in orange and yellow robes sit on a red-draped platform near an ornate wooden throne with red cushions. A tall decorated banner hangs at the right edge. Chandi homa in progress, with offerings laid out for the fire.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27A homa ritual is performed in a hall before a white-and-silver murti of the goddess Kali with blue skin, garlands and raised arms. Seated devotees in orange and white robes sit around a square brick fire pit where a flame burns. Brass lamps, a kalasha, plates of grains, fruit and flowers, and bowls of red and green offerings lie on the floor. A man in orange sits at the fire pit's edge, and a red throne sits at the right, but no person is clearly identifiable as a person. Six to seven people are visible.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27A photograph of a Chandi Homa at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru. A standing man in orange robes holds a ritual vessel and lamp beside a brick fire pit (homa kund) with flames. Seated devotees in orange, white and yellow clothes face the fire, while a large colourful murti of the goddess Kali with blue skin, a red tongue, a necklace of skulls and a silver crown stands on a white-draped altar against a painted backdrop. Brass pots and offering plates with green leaves are arranged on the floor, and a tall painted banner hangs to the left.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27A photograph of a homa ritual in a temple hall. A standing priest in orange robes holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) near a brick fire pit where flames burn. Seated devotees in white, orange and yellow clothing face the fire, with a woman in yellow pressing her palms together. A large statue of a blue-skinned goddess with a crown, garlands and a trident is on a white-draped stand at right, with a painted backdrop of mountains. A tall decorated banner stands at left, and brass pots and leaf offerings are placed on the floor.2008-10-27A man in saffron-orange robes and an orange shawl stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp aloft toward a white-and-blue deity murti of a goddess with a crown, long black hair, garlands and multiple arms, placed on a white-draped altar. In front, a brick-lined fire pit burns for a homa, with several devotees seated with their backs to the camera, some in orange and some in white or yellow. Garlands hang across a painted mountain-and-sky backdrop, with brass vessels and flower offerings at the altar base. The scene depicts a Chandi homa ritual in an ashram hall.2008-10-27Devotees in orange and white clothes sit with their backs to the camera before a blue-faced deity murti of Kali with long black hair, a white crown and a garland of white flowers, on a painted backdrop of pink and grey hills. A man in an orange dhoti and shawl stands at left holding a lit lamp toward the murti during a puja. A woman in a yellow shawl and an orange-clad woman kneel at right, and a small brass lamp stands at the base. Striped and patterned banners hang at left. a person is not visibly identifiable as a specific individual here, so the standing lamp-bearer is described only by role.2008-10-27