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A large open fire burns in front of a illuminated festival shrine with a tall white ornate backdrop of fan-shaped petals. Several painted and decorated clay murtis stand behind the flames: a central goddess with multiple arms, crown and red garments, flanked by female figures and a figure with a trident-like weapon. Marigold garlands hang on the figures, and a string of small lights lines the top of the structure. A brass vessel sits at the lower left edge. No people are visible in the scene.

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A large open fire burns in the foreground in front of a night-time shrine to a multi-armed goddess murti with white and silver filigree arch and crown, red and white attire, and garlands of yellow marigolds. Flanking figures wear white headdresses and silver ornaments, and strings of small lights decorate the background. No people are visible; the scene appears to be a homa or fire offering before the deity murti.2011-10-04October 04 20112011-10-04Night photograph of a large clay murti of a goddess with multiple arms, crowned and white-decorated with ornate halo-like arch, flanked by smaller deity figures including a ganesha-like figure with garland; marigold garlands on the figures. A large bright fire blazes in the foreground. String lights glow on the backdrop. No people are visible.2011-10-04A large open fire burns in the foreground before a decorated deity shrine with a tall white and silver arched backdrop. Central figure is a goddess murti with multiple arms and a crown, flanked by two smaller murtis wearing crowns and marigold garlands, with a lion-mounted figure at the lower left and a small child-like murti at the lower right. Marigold garlands drape the figures. A brass lamp stand stands at the right edge beside a row of small oil lamps glowing on the wall. A saffron cloth hangs at the left. No physical people are visible; the figures are statues. The fire suggests a homa or yagna before the murtis.2011-10-04A photograph of a homa fire burning in a brick-lined fire pit in front of a large white-and-silver decorated Durga murti. The multi-armed goddess stands centrally with a lion beside her, flanked by smaller figures of Lakshmi-like and Saraswati-like deities, Ganesha in red and a green demon figure. Marigold garlands drape the murti and a brass bowl sits at the lower left edge. No people are visible apart from a partial arm holding a ladle-like implement at the left edge. The fire rises prominently in the foreground.2011-10-04Night homa ceremony before three large goddess murtis framed by white lace-like arches on red backdrops. A priest with a shaved head and bare upper body sits cross-legged at a fire pit, feeding flames with offerings, with brass oil lamps and bowls nearby. The central goddess murti has multiple arms and a gold crown, and the figures on either side wear garlands and jewelry. A standing figure in orange robes with a green-bordered shawl at the left edge faces the fire. Hanging decorative lamps and a striped tent canopy appear overhead.2016-10-10October 04 20112011-10-04October 10 20162016-10-10 +1 copiesOctober 10 20162016-10-10October 18 20122012-10-18October 10 20162016-10-10October 03 20112011-10-03 +1 copies