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A person in a rust-orange garment with dark hair in a bun leans over a brick altar, dipping a thin stick or brush into a small pot of vermilion while holding a printed sheet of paper. Before them on a brass tray sit a small brass kalasha or lamp, incense sticks, and yellow and pink flowers. Behind is a clay murti of the goddess Durga in green and gold with a multi-armed form, a green banana plant tied with red cloth and a gold-wrapped pole stand beside the bricks, and a trident stands in the background under a tin shed roof with red and pink umbrellas. Bricks are dressed with yellow flowers and marigold petals.

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October 12 20212021-10-12A photograph of a Durga Puja ritual at an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof. In the foreground a tall banana stalk tied with red cloth and rope stands beside a brick-built homa or yagna pit with stacked bricks topped with yellow marigold petals. A brass tray holds a bell, incense sticks, a small brass lamp and flowers. A woman in a salmon-pink garment and dark hair in a bun leans over and reads a printed sheet. Behind her, a red and gold umbrella shades a seated deity murti with a garland. Painted clay goddess figures with multiple arms stand at the left, and a trident hangs near a brass lamp stand.2021-10-12December 17 20162016-12-17October 12 20212021-10-12October 11 20212021-10-11July 09 20152015-07-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual at an outdoor shrine. A man in saffron-orange robes bends forward at a low platform, reaching toward a large deity murti decorated with a lion mount, ornate white and gold crown, and garlanded female figures. Brass vessels, a silver trident-like ritual implement, a conch, and a small kalasha sit on a cloth in the foreground, with a fire pit of logs nearby. Trees and a plain wall surround the shrine under a bright sky. The scene suggests a puja or homa.2013-10-12A photograph inside a thatched-roof open pavilion with bamboo and orange-draped pillars during a fire ritual. A man in an orange-red dhoti and sleeveless orange garment with a dark rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in prayer beside a smoking fire pit on a stone platform scattered with rose petals. Brass vessels, a ladle and offering bowls sit on a tray at right, and a bald priest in the lower right tends the offerings. On the left, decorated kalasha-like pots with red cloth, garlands and gold accents stand near a brass lamp. Behind them, seated and standing devotees in orange, red and white clothes fill the pavilion.2013-02-07April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesA close view of a ritual fire being tended in a rough stone bowl filled with dry straw, with flames rising from it. Beside it stands a tall silver oil lamp with a flared bowl, its flame burning. On the right, a brass figure of a standing deity holds a lit oil lamp aloft in one hand, with a round halo behind its head. The left edge shows a seated person in orange-red robes, with a rudraksha bead bracelet on the wrist, holding a wooden pestle or stick. Silver bowls and offerings sit on a striped woven mat in the foreground, and a garland hangs in the background.2017-10-08January 12 20152015-01-12April 04 20182018-04-04