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A photograph of a fire pit with a large flame at the centre of a temple yard, surrounded by brass and silver bowls and offerings on the ground. Seven young girls stand in a row behind it, all wearing garlands of white flowers and sarees in varied colours: salmon pink, orange, green, blue with a purple border, cream with gold, white with an orange border, and bright orange. Several hold ritual items, including a silver pot and a small silver lamp. Some wear crowns and jewellery. A deity murti and floral decorations appear at the right, with a string of pennants overhead.

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October 03 20142014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03A photograph of a homa fire pit with flames rising from a tiered wooden platform. Behind it, six young girls sit cross-legged on a floor in traditional dress, each wearing white jasmine garlands; several wear red or orange silk blouses and skirts with green or teal borders. Some hold small objects in their hands. Behind them is a temple structure with red and white striped pillars, a lion figure, and a deity murti. A brass oil lamp stands at the right edge with yellow flowers. No a person candidate is visible; all people are girls seated in ritual attendance.2014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03Night outdoor ritual at a Deepavali event. Six young women sit in a row on a raised stone platform, each wearing a white jasmine garland and traditional saris in purple, orange, blue and green with red and gold trim, with gold bangles and earrings. A bright fire burns at the right edge, and flower petals in yellow and orange are scattered along the platform edge. A red wooden pillar stands at left, with a few people and a lit oil lamp blurred in the background. No individual's appearance matches an identifiable a person candidate in this image.2016-10-29October 29 20162016-10-29A photograph of a homa fire ceremony in an outdoor courtyard. A large square wooden fire pit with a bright orange flame stands in the foreground. Six girls in traditional South Indian dress sit in a row behind it, wearing jasmine and marigold garlands; their saris and blouses are red, green, orange and peach. A man in white ritual clothes with a red turban sits cross-legged at the left, hands folded before him. Brass oil lamps, a trident-shaped brass object and yellow flower offerings sit on the mat and beside the fire pit. Green plants and a red wall form the background, with a carved lion figure at the right edge.2014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03October 29 20162016-10-29A photograph of a homa at an outdoor temple area. A priest in white dhoti and a red-and-white head cloth bends forward over a wooden-framed fire pit, where a tall flame rises from burning offerings. Five young girls sit on the floor behind the fire, wearing white jasmine garlands and red, green and orange silk dresses, several holding small yellow cloth bags. Brass oil lamps and small bowls stand on the ground, and an ornately carved temple structure with painted lion and elephant figures and flower garlands is visible on the right. Foliage and a red boundary wall sit behind. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2014-10-03October 13 20132013-10-13