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Aerial view of a courtyard homa ceremony with dozens of participants seated on the ground before red rectangular fire pits, each holding a small flame. Many wear white clothes; some wear saffron, green and blue saris. A blue canopy with colourful triangular bunting stretches across the scene. On the left, a red-roofed structure has white deity statues decorated with garlands and lit by lamps. Strings of fairy lights hang overhead. Many people are visible, possibly more than twenty.

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January 12 20092009-01-12Elevated view of a large outdoor ritual at dusk where many seated devotees, mostly in white clothes, sit in rows on mats before red trays holding lit oil lamps and offerings. A red temple with white sculpted figures and strings of lights stands at left beneath a blue canopy with colourful bunting. Palm trees and a few standing people appear in the background; a man in a checked shirt walks past at left. Many dozens of people are visible, and no clearly identifiable a person figure is seen seated among them.2009-01-12Overhead view of a large outdoor ritual where many people sit in rows on red mats, each before a red tray holding a flickering oil lamp and offerings. Most wear white, with some in green, blue, pink and orange. Blue and multicolored bunting hangs along the left edge, and white deity murtis line a shrine wall with strings of lights above. Older women in white and saffron sit on chairs at the right, and a red-and-blue carpeted aisle runs through the scene.2009-01-12Elevated view of an evening ritual at a temple-style courtyard lit by oil lamps. Rows of seated devotees, many in white and pastel clothes, sit on red mats facing a central area with a blue cloth canopy strung with pennants. Each seated person has a small brass lamp with a flame in front of them. On the left, a decorated float or chariot with carved figures and orange ornaments stands beside a row of illuminated stone structures. Strings of coloured lights and red flags hang overhead, with palm trees and a hillside behind.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12Night-time outdoor ritual at a temple precinct under a red-roofed shrine lit with strings of lights and a multicoloured canopy. Many devotees sit on the ground in rows, most in white or cream dhotis and kurtas or in saris, with a woman in orange and another in a blue-and-white sari prominent. Red trays holding small oil lamps with flames are set before them, along with plates of flowers and offerings. White sculpted deity figures and pillars with garlands surround the shrine. In the foreground a golden face mask on a garlanded stand sits among the seated people. Smoke rises in the lamplight.2009-01-12