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A night-time homa at a temple hall with a bright orange-red wall. A priest in saffron robes sits cross-legged before a fire pit, tending the flames with his hands near offerings. Behind him stands a large white-and-gold decorated deity murti of the goddess Durga with multiple arms, flanked by smaller figures and a lion, lit by oil lamps. To the right, a framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure with long hair sits on a red and gold chair, which is a depiction on a print. A second person in white sits near the chair. The foreground holds plates of rice, bananas, yellow flowers, red hibiscus and cooked offerings, with steel vessels and banana leaves on an orange cloth. A banner on the wall reads Sri Nithyananda Deshwari area text.

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October 01 20112011-10-01October 01 20112011-10-01October 01 20112011-10-01A photograph of a temple shrine during a homa fire ritual. In the foreground, a priest in orange robes sits cross-legged before a square fire pit, gesturing over it with a ladle-like offering; bowls of rice, bananas, and other offerings sit nearby. Behind him, a large deity murti with a white floral arch and garlanded figures stands on a raised platform, with oil lamps on either side. Another seated figure in white and yellow sits to the left, and a man in white with a beaded necklace sits to the right near a red chair. A framed portrait on the right shows a figure in orange robes with a beaded necklace, labelled as a photo rather than a printed caption. Whether that portrait depicts a person is not established from appearance.2011-10-01October 03 20112011-10-03A photograph inside a covered temple hall beneath a corrugated metal roof strung with white garland, with red fairy lights along the orange back wall. A large silver-framed deity murti, a multi-armed goddess in red and white with attendant figures, stands behind a white altar platform. A sign above reads Sri Nithyaneshwara Temple. On the floor, brass pots, banana-leaf offerings and fruit sit in front of the altar while a priest in white dhoti and orange shawl performs a puja. At left, a man in white kurta stands near the altar. At right, a seated man in orange robes with an orange turban presses his palms together on a gold-trimmed red throne, appearing to take part in the worship. Several attendants are visible in the scene.2011-10-05A night-time puja held under a thatched canopy hung with mango leaves and tassels. At the centre, a large deity murti with many arms stands on a decorated platform, flanked by smaller murtis and white floral arches. In front, a priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala, tends a flame near a fire pit and brass lamps. A seated figure in a red-and-gold chair, wearing a dark dress, sits in the right-centre; a man in saffron robes sits on the floor beside a folded-hands devotee in saffron at the far right. Trays of fruit, sweets, coconuts and offerings cover the white cloth in the foreground. The scene shows a homa-style ritual with offerings.2010-10-11A night-time homa at a temple hall lit by strings of red and white fairy lights. A large fire burns in a raised square fire pit in the centre, with brass and steel bowls, a ladle and offerings in front. A priest in an orange-saffron dhoti sits cross-legged at the fire pit with his shaved head bowed. Another attendant in white ritual clothes sits near the flames. On the left, a deity murti with a crown, garlands of yellow flowers and a large white halo is surrounded by two smaller figures and lit by brass oil lamps. On the far right, a man in an orange-saffron robe sits on an ornate gold-trimmed red throne, with rudraksha beads visible at his neck. A banner reading 'Nithyanandeshwara Temple' hangs on the wall behind.2011-10-03Night ritual in an open hall with a fire pit and offerings. A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth sits at left beside a small flame and brass vessels, performing a homa. Behind a white marble platform with a dark central pit stands a large decorated deity murti with a golden crown and ornate white arch, flanked by additional painted figures and a lion beneath. Brass oil lamps stand on the platform. Fruit, coconuts and plates of offerings are arranged in the foreground. At right, a person in red-and-gold dress sits on an ornate red and gold throne-like chair beside another seated priest in white. Hanging striped cloth panels decorate the walls.2010-10-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine inside an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and strings of fairy lights. A large white-and-red deity murti with a crown and garlands stands in the centre of a wide arched backdrop, flanked by smaller painted figures. Beneath it, a priest in white dhoti sits at the front of a raised platform, with brass pots, banana-leaf plates of fruit and flowers, and a bell in the foreground. A seated figure in orange robes and an orange turban, with hands pressed together in namaste, sits on a red-cushioned chair on the right, while a man in white sits with folded hands at the left. A sign on the wall reads SRI NANDESHWARA TEMPLE.2011-10-05October 11 20132013-10-11October 04 20112011-10-04