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Night photograph inside a open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and a single hanging light. A brick-walled homa fire pit blazes in the foreground, ringed with marigold flowers and brass vessels. To the right stands a decorated murti of a multi-armed goddess, framed by a golden arch and a red canopy, beside a tall brass trident. On the left, a person in orange robes and an orange turban holds a lamp or offering tray toward the fire, with a small brass lamp holder nearby. Two white cows stand in the background, and a golden chair sits near the altar.

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October 11 20212021-10-11 +1 copiesOctober 11 20212021-10-11Night-time homa in an open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof. In the foreground, a priest in orange-red robes and an orange head wrap holds a tray of flowers and burning offerings toward a large brick fire pit where flames rise. Behind the fire, a deity murti of Durga or Chandi stands within a marigold-garlanded arch, flanked by brass trishul staves and a red umbrella. To the right, a seated figure on a gold throne under a red umbrella is depicted in a printed cutout or framed image, wearing an orange head wrap, orange robe and marigold garlands. Purple cloth covers the floor, with brass plates of flowers and offerings nearby. Cattle are visible in the background.2021-10-11October 11 20212021-10-11October 11 20212021-10-11Night ritual in an open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and bright overhead lights. At left, a figure in an orange turban and orange-brown robe tends a flaming brick fire pit, a homa. Centre, a large deity murti with many arms is framed by a marigold garland and a red canopy umbrella. Right, a bearded man in an orange turban and white-and-orange clothing sits on a raised seat under a red umbrella, garlanded with flower garlands and a long mala. A tray of flowers and cows rest in the background, with trishula staffs flanking the altar.2021-10-11Night photo inside a large open-sided hall under a metal truss roof with bright ceiling lights. A standing figure in an orange-red robe and orange head wrap, seen from behind, holds a lit oil lamp aarti toward a decorated deity murti of a multi-armed goddess with red and gold ornaments, flanked by smaller figures and a gold-and-red canopy. In front, a brick fire pit blazes as a homa, with a brass bowl, marigold petals, and kumkum-marked offerings. A gold trident stands at the right beside a purple cloth covered floor.2021-10-11Night photograph of an Upachara Puja to Durga at an outdoor shrine. On the left, a person in an orange-red robe holds a lit aarti lamp toward a golden, flower-garlanded Durga murti with multiple arms, set beneath a red canopy. A flame burns in the foreground, and a golden trishula stands at right beside a garlanded figure. Small offering plates sit at the lower right. No readable name identifies anyone in the scene.2021-10-13October 11 20212021-10-11October 11 20212021-10-11October 11 20212021-10-11October 13 20212021-10-13