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A temple-style ritual stage draped in red and green cloth with marigold garlands. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a beaded necklace sits on an ornate gold throne with cushions, flanked by brass lamps. Behind him stands a deity murti of a multi-armed goddess riding a lion, with a demon figure beneath her feet. In front, a priest in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold armlet and necklace, pours liquid from a vessel toward a yellow ritual platform holding kalasha pots, a brass bowl and a small lamp. A young girl in white and red sits at the left edge. The scene resembles an abhishekam or puja with a microphone and speakers nearby.

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A photograph of a ritual on a stage decorated with red drapes, marigold garlands and a green carpet. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands at left, waving a white ritual object toward the stage. Behind him is a large deity murti with many arms and a lion, framed by a white floral backdrop. At right, a seated figure in orange robes and rudraksha beads sits on an ornate gold throne decorated with yellow and red flowers. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, and offerings with fruit and leaves rest on a yellow cloth in front. A young girl in a red blouse and white sari sits at lower left.2012-10-16October 16 20122012-10-16Night ceremony under a striped canopy with red, green, orange and yellow trim. A priest in a pink dhoti and bare upper body holds a lit camphor or aarti lamp aloft at left, facing the altar. On the altar, a large clay deity murti of Durga, with multiple arms and a lion mount, stands beside a seated figure in saffron-orange robes on a gold-carved throne with floral garlands. A woman in a red sari sits at a harmonium-like instrument at lower left, with brass oil lamps, a microphone and offering plates in the foreground. A second garlanded deity image appears at right.2012-10-16Photo 11725165 +1 copiesOctober 17 20122012-10-17A homa ritual before a multi-armed goddess murti in red and white draping. A priest in orange-brown robes stands at left, holding a ceremonial lamp toward the fire. In the centre-right, a seated figure in orange robes and a beaded mala sits on an ornate gold throne decorated with marigold garlands. A bright fire burns with garlanded offerings in front, and brass lamps and flower-decorated altar pieces surround the scene.2012-10-17October 16 20122012-10-16October 17 20122012-10-17A temple-style stage under a tented canopy decorated with orange, red and green fabric bands and marigold garlands. Centre stage, a figure in a rust-orange robe sits on a gilded throne with a yellow cushion, a garland draped over the throne back. Left, a white-and-silver framed deity murti of a multi-armed goddess stands on a lion. Right, a gold-framed deity murti is adorned with garlands. In the foreground, a priest in a pink dhoti and shawl stands at a brass-and-silver puja table with lamps, a bell, a pot and flower offerings. Another priest in orange robes with folded hands stands at the right edge, and an ornate kalasha and brass lamps are on the table.2012-10-16October 16 20122012-10-16October 16 20122012-10-16Night outdoor homa under a canopy decorated with red, orange and green streamers and marigold garlands. In the foreground a man in an orange-brown robe, seen from behind, holds a ritual vessel over a fire pit where a fire burns on a yellow-tiled base with brass bowls and offerings. Behind him a gilded throne is backed by a red cloth; a seated figure in orange robes sits on it, with a large garlanded deity murti beside and a decorated image of a goddess with multiple arms and a lion mount on the left. Brass oil lamps, a banana plant, a microphone and a speaker surround the setting, with a plate of flowers on the right.2012-10-17