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Photograph of a nighttime puja at a shrine with a large white-and-pink Ganesha murti wearing a garland, beside a figure of a goddess in pink and yellow with yellow garlands and a lion figure at right. Two priests in white dhoti and bare upper body stand at left, one holding a small lamp or offering. Several young girls in red and maroon traditional dress sit on a white-covered platform before brass plates, a silver bowl, a kalasha-style vessel and a standing brass lamp. Dried leaves and marigold-like flowers lie on the cloth. The scene is a puja or aarti with deity murtis.

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A photograph of a puja at a temple shrine. Two priests in white dhoti and shawl stand at left; one leans over a wooden peetha with a brass vessel. Several young girls in red and maroon outfits sit on the platform; one smiling girl at center holds a small offering. Behind them stands a pink Ganesha murti with a purple garland and a Devi murti in a pink and green sari with a yellow garland. A lion vahana and a brass oil lamp stand at right, with silver and brass plates of offerings and flowers in the foreground. No a person candidate is visibly present.2010-10-16A photograph of a ritual homa at a temple shrine. Two priests in white dhoti and unstitched upper cloth stand at a white stepped fire pit, one bending over it and holding a bowl. A young girl in red and gold traditional dress kneels beside the fire pit. Behind them, a large deity murti of Durga with many arms and a lion mount is garlanded, with a smaller white-clad goddess figure nearby. Brass oil lamps, silver vessels, fruit, and scattered flower petals surround the altar, and a third person in white stands at the left edge.2010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a Navaratri-style puja in a temple hall. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a red-bordered cloth over one shoulder, stands on a raised platform holding a ritual implement toward the shrine. Beside him a seated man in white with a gold necklace and sandalwood markings on his arms performs the rite, while a small girl in a red-and-gold dress sits near the fire pit. The shrine holds a pink Ganesha murti garlanded in purple, a white-decorated deity murti of the goddess with a lion mount, and a large brass oil lamp. Small children in red dresses sit among brass vessels, flowers and fruit. A small fire burns in a pit in the foreground.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16Indoor ritual scene at a Chandi Homa with a shrine of deity murtis. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti leans over a white altar-platform, offering a red apple toward a woman in orange sari who kneels and holds a small plate. A woman in white sari stands at the left holding a tray of apples and fruit. Several women in orange and red saris sit around the altar with flower offerings. Behind them stand a pink Ganesha murti garlanded with purple flowers, a white-clad goddess figure with a green and yellow garland, and a large Durga murti with multiple arms holding weapons, riding a lion. Brass oil lamps burn and brass vessels, bells and a pile of dried sticks sit on the altar. A coloured canopy hangs above.2010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a Chandi Homa ritual inside a temple hall. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at left, bending over a low white platform. Two women in orange and red saris sit cross-legged before the fire pit, one holding a pink flower and a small bowl. Behind them stand a pink Ganesha murti with a garland and a goddess murti with a lion mount, plus a brass oil lamp with a flame. Fruit, brass vessels, a bell and scattered flowers and leaves lie on the cloth-covered floor. A man in white at right tends the homa. Near the lower right a tall dry-leaf offering sits beside the fire area.2010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNight-time puja at an outdoor temple setting with a deity murti of the goddess draped in garlands, alongside a large Ganesha-style figure. In the foreground a young girl in a maroon and gold dress holds a pink flower while other girls in matching maroon and gold dresses sit on a purple and gold cloth near brass oil lamps (diyas) and plates of fruit including bananas, mangoes and apples. On the right, a man in a red and gold throne-style seat wears a white shawl and garland, and a man in white dhoti sits at a low white altar with a rectangular basin and ritual items. Several priests in white and saffron clothing stand in the background, and a man in a turban and orange robe sits to the right. Flower garlands and kumkum-like powders are visible on the offering table.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16