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Night-time photograph of a decorated temple shrine with a fire pit burning in front of a raised altar draped in red cloth. Several deity murti figures stand on the altar, adorned with white and red garlands, gold crowns and jewelled necklaces. A dark-skinned priest in a white dhoti stands at the left edge holding a brass plate. Behind the altar, a tall backdrop of marigold, red and green garlands frames a gold-edged arch. Brass vessels and flower offerings sit at the base beside the flames.

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A temple ritual at night in front of a shrine with garlanded deity murti and metal images draped in a garland-covered arch. Two priests in white dhoti stand at left: one bare-chested, holding a lit oil lamp on a silver plate, the other in a teal turban and white dhoti with a rudraksha-style mala. In front, a square fire pit (homa) burns with petals and offerings scattered around. A red-orange cloth covers the altar with flower garlands and a kalasha-like vessel.2013-07-19Photograph of a lit homa fire pit in front of a decorated shrine at night. Flames rise from a white stepped fire altar strewn with red rose petals. Behind it, silver-clad deity murtis stand under an ornate gold arch, framed by garlands of red roses, orange and white marigolds, and jasmine strands. A kalasha with coconut and mango leaves sits on each side. A pink light glows at left. No people are visible.2013-07-17A photograph of a temple shrine with a fire pit in the foreground. A deity murti or image sits in an arched niche draped in red, yellow, green and white flower garlands, with a gilded arch above. Brass oil lamps stand on either side of the garlanded altar, and a sacred fire burns in a square pit with brass vessels and flower petals scattered around it. Two dark statues stand in the background against an orange wall. No living people are visible.2013-07-09July 04 20132013-07-04A night-time homa at an outdoor fire pit on a white tiered platform strewn with yellow marigold petals and red flowers. A priest in a white dhoti bends over the fire, feeding it with a ladle or stick, while two more priests in white dhotis stand behind him, one with a green headpiece and one bare-chested with a sacred thread. To the right, several deity murtis and images are draped in red cloth and adorned with white and yellow garlands, with a silver-crowned figure at the centre. A large ornate golden frame with garlands hangs in the background, and fruit sits on the red-draped table.2013-07-19December 07 20162016-12-07A photograph of a ritual stage with a yellow brick fire pit (homa) burning with a bright flame at the centre-left. Several deity murti are seated on decorated thrones, draped in flower garlands of red, orange, yellow and purple, and framed by gold arches. On the far left a seated figure in a red-brown robe rests beside a golden lion-form throne. Standing near the fire, a man in a white dhoti and red garland holds a ritual item, while a man in an orange-brown robe with a shaved head performs an aarti-style offering at a decorated altar on the right. Brass vessels and red flower petals lie on the white floor.2015-01-09A priest in a white dhoti with a light shawl and a blue-green headcloth performs aarti with a flaming oil lamp before a decorated deity murti on a red-draped altar. The altar is heavily garlanded with red roses, white jasmine and yellow and green foliage. Behind it, two standing deity figures in silver and gold ornaments stand within a garland-festooned shrine lit by warm light, and smoke drifts across the foreground. No a person candidate is visible in the foreground; a partially visible figure at left edge is indistinct.2013-07-17July 19 20132013-07-19July 17 20132013-07-17November 25 20142014-11-25A photograph of a homa fire pit in a temple hall, with a burning fire of logs and offerings scattered with red flowers and white powder around the rectangular pit. Behind it, a deity murti stands on a red-draped platform, heavily decorated with garlands of white jasmine and red, orange and yellow flowers, with a gold arch above. A priest in white dhoti with a bare upper body and a yellow sash sits at left, holding a ladle over the fire, with brass vessels nearby. Two dark stone statues stand at the sides of the hall. Physical people visible: the priest and a second person's hands at the left edge.2013-07-17