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Night-time homa at an outdoor shrine. A shaved-headed priest in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged before a gold-edged square fire pit, holding a small lamp or ladle over the offerings. Behind him, deity murtis of three figures are dressed with gold ornaments and garlands of yellow, orange and purple flowers on a red cloth. On the right, a gilded throne-shaped shrine holds a deity figure flanked by a golden lion and another floral garland. Brass pots, a flower plate, bundled sticks and a white cloth lie on the mat. Only the priest is a physical person; the figures are murtis.

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Night-time photograph of a temple shrine with three garlanded metal deity murtis under a red cloth, each adorned with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands, and a seated lion-mount figure beside a decorated altar on the right. In the foreground a shaven-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti and shawl kneels at a yellow-tiled square fire pit, tending oil lamps and a flame with offerings. A brass vessel holding bundled sticks and a plate of flower petals sit nearby. The scene looks like a homa or puja at the shrine. One person is visible.2014-11-25November 25 20142014-11-25A night-time ritual in an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof. In the centre, a fire burns in a yellow-painted rectangular homa pit with white painted patterns. Behind it, a standing priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl faces a tiered altar with a kalasha and a deity murti. 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