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A night-time ritual at an open-air shrine with a red-and-white striped canopy. A man in an orange-saffron robe and a bare-shouldered figure in a white dhoti sit cross-legged on a raised white platform before a small fire pit and brass vessels. Behind them a deity murti and a red-and-gold decorated altar are lit, with a banner hanging from the wall, and fresh flower petals and offerings are arranged on the cloth-covered floor in the foreground. The scene resembles a homa beside a temple.

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A night-time outdoor ritual scene in front of a temple-style shrine with a deity murti decorated with flower garlands and a red-orange backdrop, a sign reading Ishwara Temple above. A man in orange-saffron robes sits cross-legged at a homa/yagna fire pit with a metal vessel and offering plates of food and flowers in front. A second man in white clothes stands at the right beside a red chair with a framed portrait on it. A large brass lamp and kalasha-type vessel stand near the shrine. Several other people are partly visible at the edges of the frame.2010-11-06October 01 20112011-10-01November 05 20102010-11-05 +1 copiesOctober 05 20112011-10-05 +1 copiesNovember 12 20102010-11-12 +1 copiesPhoto 11682701 +1 copiesIndoor temple ritual before a blue-skinned goddess murti with red garland, multiple arms and a tall crown, shown at right. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with a white vibhuti tilak on his forehead and beaded necklaces sits on a raised white platform, gesturing toward a brass oil lamp (deepa) on a tall stand under a round yellow-and-red canopy. Beside him, a bald priest in white dhoti with white shawl and tripundra markings sits cross-legged, hands folded in prayer. Brass pots, a bowl and a flower-decorated pot sit on the platform. Potted plants and an orange-painted wall form the background.2010-11-05November 07 20102010-11-07November 11 20102010-11-11January 14 20122012-01-14September 11 20102010-09-11Night ritual at a temple shrine with red and white striped platform edges. A priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a sacred thread and white tilak on his forehead, holds a lit oil lamp over a square white homa fire pit. A second priest in white ritual clothes sits on the left beside brass vessels and banana leaf plates of offerings. Behind them a dark-blue deity murti with a crown and red garland stands in a shrine alcove beside a saffron flag with a bird emblem, a brass lamp and fruit offerings. A printed sign on the orange wall reads Sri Anandeshwar Mandir. Ritual homa with offerings in progress.2010-11-05