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Night outdoor puja at an ashram with strings of fairy lights and leaf garlands overhead. A priest in white ritual dress with a red-bordered cloth stands at right, holding a brass bell and vessel while smoke rises. A seated priest in white with a red-bordered cloth faces a long table of brass oil lamps, fruit, marigold garlands and offerings. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand in the centre, one with a shaved head and one with a white cloth. On the left, deity murti with garlands and a decorated canopy. Other seated devotees are at the table's edge.

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A night-time homa ritual in a decorated hall. In the foreground a priest in white dhoti with a bare upper body and sacred markings pours an offering from a vessel over a white square fire pit where a dark fire burns, with brass bowls, a ghee vessel and flower petals around it. Behind the pit stands a large ornate deity murti framed by a silver arch, surrounded by people in orange and saffron robes. On the right, a figure in white is seated on a red and gold throne, with a sannyasi in orange robes and white-streaked forehead seated beside him. Strings of red lights and hanging fabric decorate the background. Smoke fills the air.2010-10-16A night-time Navaratri puja in a decorated pandal. In the foreground, a bald priest with a rudraksha-style garland and a white dhoti sits on his knees facing the altar. Behind him, a priest in white dhoti and shawl raises a lit flame in a vessel above a small step platform, while other white-clad figures stand and sit along the left. 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A chandi homa fire ritual with aarti is taking place.2010-10-16Night outdoor ritual under a corrugated roof decorated with green mango-leaf garlands, triangular orange pennants, hanging cloth-wrapped kalasha-like ornaments and large golden curved motifs. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl with maroon border holds a small vessel and offers into a fire pit, with smoke rising. Seated participants in white, several wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and gold chains, sit on mats around the sacred fire and oil lamps. A woman in a green sari with a red garland sits at the left. Behind them stands an ornate red and gold throne with a framed portrait of a woman on it, with a painted banner nearby, statues in the background and onlookers at the right. This appears to be a homa fire ritual.2010-10-16 +1 copiesNight ritual at an open-air outdoor pavilion. 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On the right stands a large deity murti with a fierce face, multiple arms holding weapons and a lion/tiger mount, dressed in gold and draped in flower garlands.2010-10-15October 16 20102010-10-16March 06 20162016-03-06 +1 copiesNight ritual at a Chandi Homa: a square fire pit with smoke rising sits on a white marble platform strewn with petals, with brass vessels, a bell, a spoon and a kalasha-like pot in front. Behind it a large deity murti of a goddess with a crown and many arms stands framed by ornate white decorative arches, with lamps and rows of murtis beside her. A man in white dhoti with bare chest and tilak holds a vessel at left, another in white stands pouring offerings, and a seated man in white with garland and a seated man in saffron robes sit at right. A figure in a white robe and white turban sits on a red and gold throne-like chair, while a bearded elder in saffron robes with white markings on his arms sits at right. Strings of lights glow in the background.2010-10-16Night ritual photograph at an open-air pavilion lit by oil lamps and string lights. In the foreground a bare-shouldered priest in a white dhoti and gold necklace sits with his back to the camera before a fire pit on tiered white steps, with a flame rising from it. Behind him, a standing priest in white holds a lit lamp, and another priest in white stands near a brass vessel. Several white-clad people sit in rows at left. At right, a large deity murti decorated with white lace and floral garments stands beside brass oil lamps, fruit offerings and a red-and-green cloth on a low table. Red cloth banners hang from the pavilion ceiling.2010-10-16