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Outdoor homa ceremony in front of a tiered grey stone wall lined with many black stone murti figures, many garlanded with white and orange flower strings. A large central deity murti with multiple arms sits beneath a floral archway of marigold and mixed garlands. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and an orange-red cloth, hands folded in namaskar, sits before a fire pit where flames rise over offerings. Ornate silver canopy and lamps appear at the right. Several seated people in red and white ritual clothes flank the pit, and devotees and photographers stand along the foreground.

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December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12Outdoor ritual photograph of a homa-style ceremony before a tiered terrace lined with dozens of seated stone or murti figures draped in white and red garlands. A central shrine canopy with marigold and multicoloured floral swags frames a large deity murti. In the foreground a seated man in orange-red robes sits cross-legged behind a low altar with a small fire, brass vessels and a tall silver palanquin-style structure to the right. Priests in white dhotis and orange shawls attend the altar, and a crowd of devotees in mixed casual and traditional dress watches from below. Stacked terracotta-coloured offering packets sit in front of the fire pit.2017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 28 20172017-12-28Outdoor ritual scene in front of a tiered stone wall lined with rows of small black and grey deity statues, many draped in white and orange garlands. A large central shrine arch wrapped in red, yellow and white marigold garlands frames a seated deity murti. In the foreground a man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged before a fire pit with burning logs and flames, with brass kalasha-type vessels and plates of offerings. Marigold-filled offering trays lie before the fire. Crowded devotees, many in white and orange, sit at the front, and a silver ceremonial canopy with a ceremonial umbrella stands at the right edge.2017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12Outdoor ritual scene at a temple-like courtyard with a tiered stone platform lined with many dark seated deity murti garlanded with white and orange flowers. A central canopy of banded garlands frames a figure seated on a low platform, wearing a rust-red robe and a patterned belt, with long dark hair and a beard, holding a staff. In the foreground, a pile of stacked yellow-painted bricks topped with scattered red and pink petals sits before a heap of cut logs. Nearby tables hold bowls of colourful powders, grains, leaves and herbs. A silver ornate palanquin-style pavilion stands at right. Red-and-white ground covering and trees complete the setting.2017-12-12