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A night ritual fire ceremony in front of a blue-skinned Kali murti adorned with a silver crown, red and yellow flower garlands and a gold-bordered cloth backdrop. A sannyasi in a rust-orange wrap and orange turban stands at left, bending over a blazing fire pit and feeding it with his hands, with a brass oil lamp on a stand beside him. Marigold garlands surround the fire pit, and a small brass vessel sits near the fire. Homa, fire offering, in a temple setting.

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Night photograph of an aarti before a large blue-faced deity murti, identified by its many arms, crown and red garland as a form of Kali. A figure seen from behind in a rust-orange cloth wrap and head covering holds a lit lamp with several flames toward the image. A bright fire pit with offerings occupies the foreground, with yellow marigold garlands around the base. Red and white garlands drape the murti and gold cloth lines the shrine backdrop.2013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02Night outdoor ritual at a homa fire pit in front of a blue-skinned goddess murti decorated with white silver crown, red and yellow garlands and a red garland around her neck. A figure in orange-saffron draped clothing and an orange turban stands at left, facing the fire and extending hands over it. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, with brass bowls, plates of yellow marigold garlands and offerings on the ground. White and maroon steps behind the altar. The figure's face and gender are not clearly visible; the figure is a priest performing the fire ritual.2013-11-02Night outdoor ritual before a large painted murti of a blue-skinned goddess with four arms, long black hair, red tongue and a white crown, garlanded with red and pink flower strands and yellow marigolds. A bare-chested man in orange and ochre cloth, wearing an orange turban and rudraksha beads, stands at right holding a small bell and gesturing toward the deity. Beside him stands a brass oil lamp with a flame, and in front of the murti a yellow cloth-draped platform holds marigold garlands and offerings. Flames glow at the left edge.2013-11-02At night, a priest in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands at left, extending a silver aarti plate with a lit flame toward a large blue-faced Kali deity murti. The murti has a white crown, a red garland, and raised arms holding objects. Below it, a gold-draped altar is decorated with marigold garlands and yellow flowers, with a fire pit burning at lower left and brass oil lamps flanking the steps. The scene is an evening aarti before a Kali murti.2013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02Night photograph of an outdoor puja before a large blue-skinned deity murti of Kali, adorned with a white crown, white garland collar of pink and yellow flowers, and a pink-red garland. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and orange turban holds a silver aarti lamp with flames aloft toward the deity, with a fire burning in the foreground. Brass lamps stand on either side of a striped white-and-red stepped platform, and a maroon and gold cloth backdrop frames the murti. Yellow and white flower garlands lie at the base.2013-11-02Night homa at an outdoor altar. A standing priest in an orange-brown wrap and saffron turban pours an offering from a silver vessel into a blazing fire pit. Behind the fire, a silver-clad deity murti with a crown and red garlands stands on a yellow-draped throne, flanked by brass lamps and marigold garlands. Silver bowls with offerings sit on the ground in front, and a tiered red-and-white platform frames the scene.2013-11-02