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Outdoor ritual scene before a tiered stone stepped platform lined with rows of identical black stone deity murtis, many draped in white and red garlands. A large central canopy of marigold and multicoloured flower garlands frames a central shrine with a figure garlanded in the centre. In front, a sacred fire burns on a low platform with brass vessels and offerings, where a man in red-orange cloth sits tending it. Two standing priests in orange-red and cream dhotis with red headcloths stand to the left, and a white ornate palanquin or ratha stands at the right. A dense crowd of devotees with backs to the camera, several women in saffron and white saris, watches from the foreground.

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December 12 20172017-12-12 +1 copiesOutdoor homa at a stepped stone platform lined with rows of black and grey deity murtis, many garlanded with white and marigold flower strings. A tiered shrine canopy draped in multicoloured flower garlands stands at the top centre. In front, a large fire blazes beside a seated man in orange-red robes with a bare upper body, performing the ritual, while a standing priest in orange and a red-turbaned attendant stand nearby. A dense crowd of devotees, many with heads covered, watches from the foreground. A white ornate palanquin sits at right. Red brick wall behind.2017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12Outdoor ritual scene at a fire-pit homa with a tiered stone wall behind it lined with rows of identical seated black stone statues wearing white and saffron cloth and white flower garlands. A large central deity murti with multiple arms stands in the centre, draped with marigold garlands and flanked by smaller garlanded murtis. In the foreground a priest in white dhoti kneels at a raised circular platform while an attendant in an orange-red robe tends the fire. Stacked orange marigold garlands and ornate silver vessels sit on the platform, and a silver palanquin stands at the right edge. A crowd of devotees watches from the bottom of the frame, and smoke rises from the fire.2017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12December 12 20172017-12-12Outdoor ritual photograph of a homa-style ceremony before a tiered terrace lined with dozens of seated stone or murti figures draped in white and red garlands. A central shrine canopy with marigold and multicoloured floral swags frames a large deity murti. In the foreground a seated man in orange-red robes sits cross-legged behind a low altar with a small fire, brass vessels and a tall silver palanquin-style structure to the right. Priests in white dhotis and orange shawls attend the altar, and a crowd of devotees in mixed casual and traditional dress watches from below. Stacked terracotta-coloured offering packets sit in front of the fire pit.2017-12-12Outdoor ritual scene in front of a tiered stone wall lined with rows of small black and grey deity statues, many draped in white and orange garlands. A large central shrine arch wrapped in red, yellow and white marigold garlands frames a seated deity murti. In the foreground a man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged before a fire pit with burning logs and flames, with brass kalasha-type vessels and plates of offerings. Marigold-filled offering trays lie before the fire. Crowded devotees, many in white and orange, sit at the front, and a silver ceremonial canopy with a ceremonial umbrella stands at the right edge.2017-12-12