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Night puja at an ashram pavilion decorated with string lights and paper garlands. On the left, a large Devi murti with a gold crown and a second deity figure stand behind a floral arch and a shiny brass pot. Five young girls in maroon and dark red silk outfits sit cross-legged on a purple cloth, holding flowers and offerings. A shaven-headed priest in a white dhoti and shawl with red border stands at the centre, making a hand gesture over a brass plate. Another man in white with yellow dhoti kneels at right holding a silver bowl. Fruit, a watermelon and oil lamps are arranged on trays, and a wooden peetha stands in front. Other white-clad people stand in the background.

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A night-time puja at a pandal with a large multi-armed goddess murti in the background, decorated with white and blue backdrop, marigold garlands and a lit garland of lights. In the foreground, several young girls in red and maroon silk dresses sit on a purple cloth, holding flowers and fruit; one girl wears a black braid with a yellow hair clip. A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red border stands at center, raising his hands in a mudra beside a carved wooden stool. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt sits at right holding a silver bowl, with a kumkum-marked brass vessel and offerings of fruit, a watermelon and oranges on trays at left. Brass lamps and bells stand on the orange floor, with bunting and tassels overhead. Several other white-clad men stand in the background.2010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesNight ritual at a Chandi Homa outdoors under a canopy. Women in maroon and red saris sit in a row on an orange-draped platform, several holding fruit and flowers, with brass plates of apples, bananas, melons and other offerings before them. Behind them a large deity murti of a goddess with multiple arms, adorned with white floral decoration, stands beside a lion vahana. A standing priest in white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders, bald-headed, holds a lit lamp or incense near a fire pit with smoke. Strings of lights, saffron pennants and a decorated ornate throne-like seat appear in the background.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA nighttime Chandi Homa ritual under a open-sided canopy strung with orange triangular flags and multicolored hanging tassels. On the left, a large clay deity murti of the goddess with multiple arms and a red-and-white ornate backdrop, flanked by a lion-like figure and fruit offerings including watermelon and bananas on a red cloth. In the foreground, several young women in maroon and red sarees sit cross-legged on a orange cloth-covered platform, one holding a flower. A bald man in white dhoti and shawl stands at right, lifting a ritual implement above a wooden homa altar with smoke rising. Behind them, a seated figure in orange robes sits on a white throne-like seat beside a few other seated people, with an audience of several dozen devotees in the background.2010-10-16 +1 copiesNight-time photo of a homa/puja at an outdoor pandal. In the foreground, several young women in red and maroon sarees sit on an orange-draped low platform, one with hands held together in prayer, with fruits, flowers, brass plates and bowls laid out before them. Behind them a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with green border pours or offers from a vessel beside a fire pit with rising smoke. Further back, a figure in orange sits on a red and gold throne near a deity murti decorated with white flower garlands. Strings of marigolds, orange triangular flags and tassel-hung poles frame the scene, with festive lights and a poster at the right edge.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesA night puja scene under a decorated pandal. On the left, a large deity murti with a crown and red-and-gold garments stands beside a white-and-pink floral decorated figure and a lion-like vahana. Five girls in maroon and red silk pavadais sit on a purple cloth before fruits, flowers and brass lamps. A bald priest in white dhoti with a white shawl and beaded mala raises his hand in blessing, while another attendant in white kneels at right holding a bowl of white powder. A carved wooden drum-shaped stand and a peetha-like white-draped table sit in front. Red lights and bunting hang in the background, with more white-clad priests behind.2010-10-16