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A woman in a red-orange sari with a dark braid stands at a brick fire pit, pouring or feeding a blazing ritual fire during a night homa. Beside her, a richly decorated deity murti of a multi-armed goddess with a red-and-gold decorative backdrop and a fringed canopy is garlanded with yellow and green flowers. Smaller figures surround the central image. The scene is lit by a single bright lamp in a dark open hall, with flower petals scattered on the floor.

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October 11 20212021-10-11October 10 20212021-10-10Night-time homa in a large open hall with a metal roof. In the foreground, a woman in a red sari holds a long ceremonial ladle or torch over a rectangular fire pit, with flames rising from the offering. To the left stand brightly painted deity murtis with orange and red ornate backdrops, and a red umbrella shades a seated figure in pink and white garlands. Marigold garlands decorate a draped altar table with a small fire behind it, and a red and gold standard hangs nearby. The scene is lit by a single bright overhead lamp against the dark hall.2021-10-10October 08 20212021-10-08October 08 20212021-10-08Night photograph inside a open-sided hall during a Chandi Homa fire ritual. A woman in an orange-red saree stands at a square fire pit, holding a round brass tray and scattering red flowers or petals into the flames, which send up smoke and an orange glow. To the right, a large decorated deity murti of a multi-armed goddess with a lion mount sits on a pedestal garlanded with yellow and green flowers, under a red and gold canopy. To the left, a gilded shrine with a small figure inside. A bright lamp hangs overhead. No a person candidate is visible.2021-10-10Night photo inside a large open-sided hall under a metal truss roof with bright ceiling lights. A standing figure in an orange-red robe and orange head wrap, seen from behind, holds a lit oil lamp aarti toward a decorated deity murti of a multi-armed goddess with red and gold ornaments, flanked by smaller figures and a gold-and-red canopy. In front, a brick fire pit blazes as a homa, with a brass bowl, marigold petals, and kumkum-marked offerings. A gold trident stands at the right beside a purple cloth covered floor.2021-10-11October 14 20212021-10-14October 08 20212021-10-08October 10 20212021-10-10October 29 20162016-10-29October 10 20212021-10-10