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Night ritual photograph at an open-air pavilion lit by oil lamps and string lights. In the foreground a bare-shouldered priest in a white dhoti and gold necklace sits with his back to the camera before a fire pit on tiered white steps, with a flame rising from it. Behind him, a standing priest in white holds a lit lamp, and another priest in white stands near a brass vessel. Several white-clad people sit in rows at left. At right, a large deity murti decorated with white lace and floral garments stands beside brass oil lamps, fruit offerings and a red-and-green cloth on a low table. Red cloth banners hang from the pavilion ceiling.

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Night outdoor ritual under a pavilion hung with red and white triangular bunting and red tassels. At left, a priest in white dhoti and shawl raises a flaming lamp over a fire pit as seated men in white clothes watch from the left edge. Standing priests in white with folded hands and a bare-shouldered figure in white stand behind. To the right, an altar holds fruit, brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and a large deity murti with a yellow-orange crown and garlands, beside a clay image of an elephant-headed deity; string lights glow in the background. A chandi homa fire ritual with aarti is taking place.2010-10-16Night ritual at an open-air outdoor pavilion. In the foreground a bare-backed man in white dhoti with a gold necklace sits facing a fire pit with flames and white steps, performing a homa. Behind him a man in white with a saffron-coloured turban holds a flaming lamp, and other white-robed participants stand nearby. A large deity murti with an elephant head and colourful decorations, along with a female deity murti draped in garlands, is decorated with flowers and string lights. Brass oil lamps, plates of fruit and offerings sit on a red cloth. Seated devotees in white line the left edge of the frame.2010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16Night photograph of a Chandi Homa ritual under an open pavilion decorated with hanging tassels and bunting. In the foreground a bare-backed man in white dhoti with a beaded necklace kneels facing a fire pit with flames and a row of offerings. Standing priests in white cloth hold a lamp and kalasha-like vessels in front of an altar. Beside the fire, a large murti of a goddess with many arms, a red-and-white garment and a lion mount is decorated with garlands, with a smaller figure of a lion and an elephant-headed deity nearby. Brass oil lamps, fruit offerings and a red cloth-covered table fill the foreground, and strings of lights glow in the background. A few seated devotees in white are visible at the left edge.2010-10-16A night-time Navaratri puja in a decorated pandal. In the foreground, a bald priest with a rudraksha-style garland and a white dhoti sits on his knees facing the altar. Behind him, a priest in white dhoti and shawl raises a lit flame in a vessel above a small step platform, while other white-clad figures stand and sit along the left. On the right, large deity murtis with decorative white crowns and garlands, including an elephant-headed figure, stand beside brass lamps, fruit and offerings. Strings of lights and orange bunting hang overhead.2010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNight photograph of a fire ritual under a covered open-air pavilion decorated with red and orange triangular bunting and hanging red tassels. In the foreground a bare-shouldered priest in a white dhoti kneels before a square fire pit with a flame and offerings, with a brass lamp and plates of fruit and flowers set out. On the right, a large deity murti with many arms holding weapons stands in ornate silver and red decorations, beside a lion figure and smaller figures and a lit string-light tower. Several white-clad priests stand in the background, one holding a lit flame on a brass vessel, while a standing man in an orange turban and white clothes raises a burning lamp.2010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNight outdoor ritual at a homa fire pit. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and yellow waist cloth kneels facing a lit fire on white stepped platform with flower petals. Behind, several white-clad men stand and hold a lit flame aloft on a plate, with one wearing an orange turban. Beside the fire, a large decorated deity murti with a crown, many arms and garlands, plus smaller figures, stands among brass oil lamps, fruit and offerings on a red cloth. Fairy lights glow in the background.2010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copies