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Night-time outdoor ritual in an open-sided covered compound strung with multicoloured fairy lights. In the centre, a fire pit with a flame burns beside brass plates and offerings, with smoke rising. Seated devotees in white and orange-saffron clothing sit in rows on the paved floor around the ritual area, and many hold small items. Several priests in white dhotis and orange shawls stand and move near a raised shrine platform in the background. Overall impression is a homa or puja session during a Shiva Deeksha initiation at the temple. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance in this wide view.

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May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02April 16 20172017-04-16May 02 20172017-05-02Wide night view inside a open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof, strings of multicoloured fairy lights overhead, of a large crowd of mostly white-clad devotees, many bare-chested men in white dhotis and women in white saris, pressed around a ritual area. In the centre a tiered, multicoloured ceremonial platform with carved lion figures holds a lit fire pit with bright flames, a ritual fire. Nearby stands a golden palanquin-like canopy with a striped fringed top and a golden seat, plus a decorated standing deity murti and garlands. A large colourful portrait banner hangs on the upper right wall. Several people in orange and red clothing stand near the fire.2017-02-21April 16 20172017-04-16Night-time homa in an open-sided tent with a corrugated metal roof and red steel beams. Dozens of people sit cross-legged on striped woven mats facing a central fire pit with rising smoke and a decorated ritual altar. Many participants wear white dhotis and some wear saffron or orange robes; a few sit bare-chested with shawls. Near the altar, a man in white robes stands beside a seated figure in an ornate red and gold garment under a canopy, with a kalasha and deity murti displayed. A cameraman with a tripod films in the foreground. Strings of small lights hang in the background.2017-04-28May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02