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A photograph of a ritual worship scene inside a hall. A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at left, holding a lit lamp in her right hand toward a fire pit. Seated devotees in white and light clothing sit at the bottom edge, one woman at left with palms pressed together in namaskar. A central fire burns above a tiered offering table covered with white cloth, bananas, apples, coconuts, marigold garlands and small brass vessels. Behind the altar, a deity murti stands draped in garlands on a wooden throne, flanked by a kalasha and a backdrop painting of trees. This appears to be a homa or puja offering.

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A homa fire burns on a flower-decorated altar in an indoor hall. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and a red shawl stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp and a small brass vessel. Behind the altar, a seated figure in a dark robe with a garland of white flowers sits on a carved wooden throne before a deity murti draped in green cloth. Fruit, coconuts, marigold garlands and brass bowls surround the fire. Several women with long dark hair sit on the floor at right, watching the ritual. Painted temple scenes decorate the walls behind.2011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at left, raising a lit oil lamp (aarti) before a shrine. Behind her, a framed portrait of a woman in orange clothing with a garland sits above a seated deity murti draped in flower garlands, with a kalasha-like vessel, sheaves of wheat and fruit offerings on a white-draped altar. A small fire burns in front of the altar among fruit, flowers and brass vessels. Seated devotees, including several women in patterned and yellow clothes, watch from the lower right and left. Large painted backdrop panels show temple-style illustrations and a tree. The scene reads as a puja with aarti and fire offerings.2011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26A homa fire ritual in a hall with a painted backdrop of a tree and a shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands. In front, a central fire burns on bricks, surrounded by fruit, flower offerings and a raised offering platform. A woman in a white dress with an orange shawl sits cross-legged with hands folded in prayer behind the fire, and another woman in white sits beside her. Seated devotees in the foreground include a man in a white shirt and women in patterned and yellow saris, with a microphone stand near the fire. No visible person clearly matches the a person appearance cues.2011-10-26A photograph of an evening puja in a room with cream walls and a framed deity picture garlanded with flowers. A woman in a white sari with a red-orange border and a red shawl stands holding a lit camphor aarti lamp and a bell. Seated on mats beside a fire pit with burning flames and flower-decorated offerings, several girls in white and orange-red clothing join the ritual. Trays of fruit, bananas, flowers and brass vessels are arranged at left, and small oil lamps burn on the floor. A brown curtain and a sofa are visible in the background. Five people are visible.2011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26October 26 20112011-10-26A photograph of a fire ritual inside a temple hall at night. A woman in a white sari with an orange-red shawl sits cross-legged before a blazing fire pit, holding a ritual vessel toward the flames, with a microphone stand beside her. Behind the fire, a tiered altar is decorated with yellow marigold garlands and piled with fruit, and a deity murti dressed in red and garlanded stands above it. Several seated people are visible at the edges of the frame, including a woman on the left and figures in the right foreground, all facing the fire. Lit oil lamps and offerings surround the homa area.2011-10-26