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Night-time puja before a large deity murti of a multi-armed goddess with a lion mount, decorated with white floral arch, garlands and flowers. Seven men sit on a cloth in white dhotis and shawls with rudraksha or gold necklaces, several with shaved heads. A seated figure on a gold-framed red throne wears a blue turban and blue garment with a garland. One priest on the left pours from a vessel; men in the foreground hold offering items and a small metal bowl of flame. Fruits, bananas, coconuts, brass lamps and a wooden drum-like instrument lie on the floor, and red-and-green string lights hang in the background.

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October 15 20102010-10-15Night-time homa at an outdoor pandal. A fire burns in a raised fire pit where a seated priest in white dhoti and shawl pours offerings, while several white-clad priests sit on a white cloth around it. Behind them stands a large deity murti of Durga riding a lion, with a flower garland and a decorated backdrop, and a figure in a blue headdress with a red-and-gold throne-like seat is visible at the back. Brass plates hold fruit, flowers, rice and wood pieces, and a long pole with fabric streamers and leaves frames the scene. Several other men in white and orange stand behind. A central figure in orange and a saffron-clad man stand at the right edge. a person candidate not clearly identifiable from appearance.2010-10-15 +1 copiesOctober 15 20102010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15 +1 copiesOctober 15 20102010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15 +1 copiesNight ritual at an outdoor puja pandal decorated with leaf festoons, hanging colourful tassels and a string of lights. A large murti of a goddess with a crown and garlands stands in the background at left. Seated in white dhotis, several priests with bare upper bodies and rudraksha malas perform a homa at a low fire-pit platform, with brass plates of offerings, flowers and sweets nearby. A person in a blue garment and a red-cushioned gold throne sits at the rear right, and a saffron-robed figure stands behind the priests. Devotees in yellow and white sit on the ground in the foreground.2010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15Night-time outdoor ritual at a square stone fire pit (homa/yagna) with a lit flame rising from it. A standing priest in white dhoti with a gold necklace holds a lit oil lamp or ritual flame aloft. Around the pit, several shaved-headed men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas sit with plates of offerings, flowers and grain, and some have palms joined in prayer. On the right, decorated deity murti of Ganesha and a lion-mounted goddess stand under garlands, with a lit torana of coloured lights and hanging green leaf garlands overhead. Ceremonial brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels sit on the floor.2010-10-15