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A night-time homa at an open-air temple courtyard. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a gold chain and bangles, holds a lit incense stick over a square white-tiled fire pit filled with ash. Three young girls in red, orange and green dresses with flower garlands sit behind him. A tall gilded throne-like seat draped in pink fabric and decorated with orange and white flowers stands at right beside a golden deity murti under red and orange garments. Steel vessels and fruit offerings sit at left, and a standing woman in white watches from the background. A sign above reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple.

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December 31 20112011-12-31Night-time temple ritual in an open-sided courtyard with orange walls and a corrugated roof. A fire pit with a bright flame sits in the foreground beside brass vessels and offerings. Behind it stands a large deity murti draped in colourful flower garlands and a rainbow-striped canopy, with a red cloth and a gold throne. A priest in white dhoti and shawl, bare-chested and holding a flame, performs aarti near the fire. Five young girls in bright silk dresses sit on the floor with hands folded in prayer, with rose petals and small brass plates before them. Potted plants line the steps, and a small Shiva-style murti with garlands stands at the right.2011-12-31December 31 20112011-12-31Night-time homa at an outdoor temple courtyard. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold chain kneels at a square white fire pit, the flame rising from it, holding a metal vessel while speaking into a microphone on a stand. Two young girls in red and blue traditional dress kneel beside him, and another priest in white stands behind. Steel pots with lids sit on an orange cloth in front, with fruit and offerings nearby. To the right, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and multicolour garlands and flower arrangements, and a green-and-pink backdrop frames it. A sign above reads Sri Anandeshwara Temple.2011-12-31December 31 20112011-12-31Evening outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard with orange-painted walls. A square white fire pit holds a bright flame, with brass and steel vessels and offerings on the left. Behind it stands a large deity murti or ornate decorated throne covered in multicoloured flower garlands, with a striped canopy above. Several girls in colourful traditional dress sit on the floor in front, holding small lamps and flower petals, with brass plates before them. A priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at left holding a lit lamp, another white-clad priest stands behind, and a figure in orange robes stands in the background. A garlanded Ganesha-type murti sits at the right by steps.2011-12-31Night-time temple ritual in an open courtyard with an orange-walled shrine. A priest in white dhoti and shawl, bare-chested, stands at left with palms pressed together beside a square stone homa or fire pit with a dark interior. Behind it, a large golden deity murti or ratha-style figure is heavily draped with garlands of yellow and orange flowers and multicoloured fabric. Five women seated on an orange cloth at right wear saffron, yellow, green and white saris and flower garlands, several with hands folded or holding flowers. Brass vessels and offerings lie at the lower left. A small black stone idol stands at the right with garlands, and potted plants line the steps.2011-12-31October 05 20112011-10-05December 31 20112011-12-31December 31 20112011-12-31A photograph of a homa fire ritual indoors on a striped mat, with a wooden-log fire burning in a square pit at left. A young man in orange robes and a beaded necklace tends the fire with a ladle, while another orange-robed youth sits nearby. A standing boy in a white dhoti and bare chest, with white markings on his body, stands at the doorway beside an older man in white dhoti and orange shawl. Brass vessels, a plate of offerings and bowls with flowers and fruit sit on the floor, and a decorated tray stands by the door. The people wear orange and white ritual clothing with tilak and sacred ash markings.2017-02-15Night ritual homa at a fire pit in front of a large decorated deity murti of a goddess with multiple arms, crowned, adorned with yellow marigold garlands, flanked by smaller figures and a lion. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala is feeding a flame from a ladle at the square stone fire pit; flames rise from the pit. Another person in white dhoti stands with hands folded in prayer behind. Brass oil lamps, bowls, bananas and metal vessels surround the pit, and a tall lit lamp stands beside the murti. Scalloped white decorative arch frames the deity.2011-10-01