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Interior of a whitewashed hall decorated for Navaratri celebrations, with a large white nandi bull statue draped in a maroon cloth on a blue platform beneath a canopy, a painted banner reading DHYANA above a deity murti. A man in saffron robes and a tall patterned headpiece sits with hands pressed in anjali before a brick homa fire pit with a small fire, brass pots, a kalasha, plates of flowers and a bell. A woman in white sits beside the nandi at a small shrine. Shelves on both sides display clay figurines and small deity images, with a framed portrait labelled with a name on the right. Two people are visible.

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October 15 20072007-10-15October 15 20072007-10-15A seated priest in an orange saffron robe and a patterned white-and-black cap performs a homa at a square white brick fire pit on the floor of a plain whitewashed hall. He holds a small ladle and a cup-like vessel over the pit. Behind him a second person in white clothing kneels beside a brass fire-lamp flame near a large white bull statue draped with a maroon and gold cloth, standing on a blue wooden stand. Shelves on both sides display rows of small painted clay figurines and terracotta animals, and framed portraits hang on the walls. Pink lotus flowers, a brass bowl, a plate of rose petals and an open book lie on the mat. Festival decorations of striped cloth hang from the pillars. The page associates this with a Navaratri day celebration, but no such name is legible in the image.2007-10-16A photograph of a homa being performed in a whitewashed hall. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a patterned cloth cap bends over a square fire pit lined with white bricks, tending the fire with a ladle-like tool. A second man in white sits at the left, holding a brass oil lamp and a small metal vessel. On the floor are brass pots, a bowl, and a kalasha-like brass vessel. Behind the pit stands a white painted bull (Nandi) with a red and gold cloth draped over a blue wooden stand. Shelves at left and right hold rows of small clay and terracotta deity figurines, and framed portraits hang on the walls, including one of a figure in saffron robes at upper right. Colourful striped pillars with floral patterns flank the scene.2007-10-16October 15 20072007-10-15Interior of a whitewashed hall with a white Nandi bull statue on a blue pedestal, draped in a brown cloth with gold trim, and a deity murti above it under a small canopy. Shelves on both sides hold rows of small clay and brass figurines. A man in an orange robe with a white ornate headdress sits cross-legged on a mat before a white sand-like mandala and brass vessels, holding a brass vessel. Beside him a young man in white holds a plate, and a woman in white sits near the Nandi. A seated person in red at the right edge. Colourful woven hangings line the walls.2007-10-18A photograph of a temple-style hall during a puja, lit with strings of small lamps and decorated with colourful woven hangings. In the centre a white bull statue (nandi) carries a deity murti draped in garlands, set on a blue wooden stand with a gold-and-red cloth. A priest in an orange robe and white ornate headdress sits cross-legged before a white brick-like altar with brass lamps and bowls, while a seated young man in white clothes presses his palms together. Another young girl in white sits near the altar, and two girls in yellow and orange sit on mats at right. Shelves on both sides hold rows of small clay and brass figurines, and a framed portrait of a deity hangs on the wall. The priest is seated with a sannyasi-style orange robe; whether he is the a person of the page is uncertain from appearance.2007-10-17A ritual homa is performed in an indoor shrine room with a large white Nandi bull statue on a blue pedestal against the back wall, draped in a brown and gold cloth. A man in saffron-orange robes and a tall white and black patterned crown sits cross-legged before a white square fire pit, holding a long ladle over the offerings. A younger man in white sits to his left with hands joined. On the right, a woman in red and orange sari sits on a mat. Shelves along the walls hold small clay and brass figurines, and a framed picture hangs on the wall. Brass lamps and bowls are arranged on the floor.2007-10-18Interior photo of a ritual room with a white bull statue (Nandi) on a blue wooden stand at the back, draped in a patterned cloth and garlanded. A standing man in saffron robes and a patterned white-and-blue cylindrical headpiece holds a long staff topped with an orange tassel, facing the altar. A seated man in white clothes with a red-patterned cloth on his shoulder sits at left. In front, a square white brick-and-powder fire pit (homa kunda) holds a metal bowl, ladle and small offerings, with oil lamps and brass vessels nearby. Decorative hanging cloths and shelves of small clay figurines line the walls.2007-10-18October 16 20072007-10-16October 13 20072007-10-13October 13 20072007-10-13