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Outdoor ritual photograph of a homa-style ceremony before a tiered terrace lined with dozens of seated stone or murti figures draped in white and red garlands. A central shrine canopy with marigold and multicoloured floral swags frames a large deity murti. In the foreground a seated man in orange-red robes sits cross-legged behind a low altar with a small fire, brass vessels and a tall silver palanquin-style structure to the right. Priests in white dhotis and orange shawls attend the altar, and a crowd of devotees in mixed casual and traditional dress watches from below. Stacked terracotta-coloured offering packets sit in front of the fire pit.

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December 12 20172017-12-12Outdoor homa ceremony in front of a tiered grey stone wall lined with many black stone murti figures, many garlanded with white and orange flower strings. A large central deity murti with multiple arms sits beneath a floral archway of marigold and mixed garlands. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and an orange-red cloth, hands folded in namaskar, sits before a fire pit where flames rise over offerings. Ornate silver canopy and lamps appear at the right. Several seated people in red and white ritual clothes flank the pit, and devotees and photographers stand along the foreground.2017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12Outdoor ritual scene at a temple-like courtyard with a tiered stone platform lined with many dark seated deity murti garlanded with white and orange flowers. A central canopy of banded garlands frames a figure seated on a low platform, wearing a rust-red robe and a patterned belt, with long dark hair and a beard, holding a staff. In the foreground, a pile of stacked yellow-painted bricks topped with scattered red and pink petals sits before a heap of cut logs. Nearby tables hold bowls of colourful powders, grains, leaves and herbs. A silver ornate palanquin-style pavilion stands at right. Red-and-white ground covering and trees complete the setting.2017-12-12Outdoor ritual scene before a tiered stone terrace lined with rows of small black and grey deity murtis garlanded with white and red flowers. A central shrine canopy is draped with marigold and multicoloured floral garlands. Seated at the centre on a low dais is a bare-chested man in red-orange cloth with a white shawl, hands pressed together in namaste, while a white marble canopy stands at right. A large crowd of devotees, many women in pink, red and white saris and shawls, sits on the ground facing the dais. Trees and a red wall form the background, and a small blue logo appears at upper left.2017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12 +2 copiesDecember 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12