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A group of young men and women sit cross-legged on a red and gold carpet facing a deity murti. Several brass standing lamps with multiple flames flank the murti, and a wooden lectern stands in front of the group. The men wear cream dhotis with red-bordered shawls, and the women wear orange and cream saris with red borders. Behind the group, on the right, a figure in orange sits on a raised seat near a tall decorated pillar. The warm orange colour tone dominates the scene, and the setting appears to be a ritual or puja gathering.

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October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27Red-lit ritual scene of a Chandi homa at AadiKailaasa. Robed participants in orange-red garments sit cross-legged on a raised platform before a goddess murti adorned with a white crown and garlands, with a painted backdrop of a temple gopuram and volcanic mountain. Brass oil lamps on tall stands surround the altar, and a small flame burns in front of the deity. Several seated people are visible on the left, centre and right, bending forward in prayer.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27A homa being performed in a warmly lit temple hall at night, with a bright fire burning on a low hearth at centre. A golden deity murti stands behind the fire, flanked by tall ornate brass lamp stands holding oil lamps. Around a dozen seated participants in orange and red clothing sit on a raised dais in rows, several in front of ritual plates of leaves and offerings. On the left, two seated figures face the fire. Tall painted pillars with patterned orange-and-red motifs and draped orange fabric form the backdrop, with a painted temple tower on the left.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27A ritual worship scene in a tented or hall setting before a green-striped backdrop. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands at centre-left holding a brass lamp or pot up toward a deity murti of a goddess with green face, long black hair, a white crown and a red-and-white garland, placed on a decorated altar. Seated devotees in orange and red garments sit in rows on the floor with hands folded in prayer, several holding offering trays. Tall brass oil lamps with bird-shaped tops stand on either side. This appears to be a puja or homa-style worship; the goddess is a deity murti.2008-10-27A photograph of a ritual scene on a raised stage, lit in heavy red light. A group of about a dozen people in orange and saffron clothing sit cross-legged in rows before a central deity murti, a white figure adorned with garlands, with brass oil lamps arranged around it. Behind is a painted backdrop of a temple tower and mountains, and red-patterned pillars frame the stage. The seated participants appear to be performing a worship or homa-style ceremony. A few additional people are visible at the edges of the frame.2008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27October 27 20082008-10-27