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Indoor photo of a seated group during a fire ritual in a plain tent-like hall. A small fire burns in a flat-topped brick pit in front of a white-draped altar. Above the altar hangs a framed painting of a seated, ornately robed deity figure, flanked by two brass oil lamps. In the foreground, a row of devotees sits on a green mat, including women in orange, magenta and pink saris and a girl in a yellow top with braids. On the left, a woman in a white sari with a gold border sits beside the fire pit, and a man in a striped shirt stands nearby. A man in white clothes at the right sits with palms pressed together in prayer. No a person candidate is visible.

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A dim indoor hall with a fire pit burning on a white platform in front of a framed picture on the wall. Two candle stands with lit lamps flank the top of the altar. A priest in white clothes stands at the fire, holding a ritual vessel, while a woman in a white garment assists him. Seated on a green mat, devotees face the fire: a woman in a purple and orange sari with a long braid, a woman in a green garment with hands pressed in prayer on the left, a child in red, a man in a white shirt, and a young man in a blue checked shirt. A poster with a portrait and printed text hangs on the right wall. This appears to be a homa or fire ritual.2009-10-10Indoor photograph of a seated group facing a small altar draped in white against a plain wall. On the altar stand two brass oil lamps, a framed painted image of a goddess, and a small flame burns in a fire pit where a priest-like figure in a white shirt and white dhoti sits in front. Devotees sit on green floor mats with their backs to the camera, including girls with long braids, a woman in a pink sari, a woman in a maroon and gold sari, and a child in a red shirt. A white-shirted man sits on a stool at the right, near a framed image on the wall. The scene suggests a homa or puja in progress.2009-10-10A homa is performed indoors in a small room with a white wall and a wooden door. A framed photograph of a seated, garlanded man in orange robes is displayed on a white-draped altar behind the fire, which is built from stacked yellow-wrapped blocks decorated with pink flowers. Two women in white clothing kneel at the fire, one feeding it from a steel vessel while the other tends it. Seated devotees on the floor, including a man in a white shirt, a woman in a green-yellow saree with folded hands, and a young girl in teal, watch the ritual. Metal bowls hold rice, flowers and dried leaves, and brass oil lamps stand beside the altar.Photograph of a seated ritual gathering at an indoor or covered temple-style space. A bright fire blazes in a brick fire pit at centre, with devotees seated on mats around it. Several people in white dhotis and white saris with gold borders sit close to the fire, one woman in the foreground holds a microphone. To the left, an older man in white and a woman in an orange sari sit on the floor while others, including standing men in white shirts and dhotis, watch. Behind the fire, a green draped backdrop, banana leaves and a painted panel show a deity image with garlands. Fruit and offerings are laid out on a white cloth near the altar, and brass lamps and ritual objects sit in the lower foreground. A small printed portrait is visible at the top left, and a date stamp reads 5-9-2008. The scene appears to be a homa or yagna performed during a festival.A small tiled room with a brick fire pit (homa) at the center, where a flame burns with flower petals and offerings scattered around it. A shaved-headed man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged behind the fire, with a sacred ash mark. Around him, seated on the floor, are several young girls and a boy in white with a forehead mark, some with long braids, one in a blue top, one in a green sari, all facing the fire with hands folded or holding offerings. An elderly woman in a red sari sits in the background by a doorway. On the right, a wooden table holds a brass lamp, flowers and a kalasha-like vessel beneath a framed portrait of a seated guru and a large deity print on the wall, decorated with marigold garlands. Shelves on the wall hold framed pictures and a radio. The image is a photograph.A seated family group performs a homa at a fire pit built from white stone blocks inside a white-pillared temple hall with a golden deity murti platform on the right. A man in a white shirt and yellow dhoti sits at left beside a brass aarti lamp and a tray of flowers. A woman in a yellow sari sits beside him, and several children in casual clothes, one in a green shirt, sit or kneel around the fire. Pink flowers are scattered on the stone blocks, and a brass vessel and a silver cup rest near the flames. Framed painted pictures hang along the upper wall, and yellow-and-red cloth decorates a pillar. A person at right pours a ladle offering into the fire.Indoor puja in a temple-style hall with carved pillars and hanging woven textiles. A standing priest in saffron-orange robes holds a lit lamp near an ornate canopied shrine with a gold kalasha-like top and floral decorations. Seated devotees on striped mats fill the foreground, many with hands folded in prayer; several girls wear long braids with flowers and sarees. A framed portrait on the right shows a figure in orange robes with a garland, labelled only by the image. A small figure in white stands at the left edge beside the shrine.A hazy indoor photograph of a devotional gathering seated on a green mat in a plain whitewashed room. A standing figure in white clothes at the left holds up a lit oil lamp, with a framed picture on a white-draped altar behind and a small brass lamp beside it. Women and girls sit in the foreground with braided hair and white flowers, wearing orange, maroon, pink and green saris. Men in white and checked shirts sit near the altar, and a framed portrait hangs on the far wall at right. Smoke or mist fills the room.2009-10-10September 03 20082008-09-03A photograph of a Varalakshmi Puja in a temple hall. At left, a priest in orange robes stands at a raised platform holding a lit oil lamp aloft toward a shrine. Two dark stone or metal dvarapala-style guardian figures flank a central shrine decorated with pink and white flowers and green leaves. Seated devotees fill the foreground, mostly women with long braided hair, wearing yellow, peach, teal, green and pink saris and salwars with flowers in their hair. A framed portrait on the right shows a seated figure with garlands on a red cushioned seat. Brass pooja vessels and offerings sit before the shrine. No specific a person appearance is identifiable here.2008-08-15A photograph of a seated group of devotees on a green mat in a plain whitewashed room, facing a white-draped table with a framed painting of a seated female deity with a lotus and attendant figures, flanked by two brass lamps. A woman in white with a gold border sits at the table in front of the altar. Around a dozen devotees sit in rows: women in orange, gold, maroon and green saris with braided hair and white flowers, men in white shirts, and a young man in a brown shirt at right. A small child sits among them. To the right, a framed photograph of a smiling woman leans against the wall beside a bundled white sack.2009-10-10A homa fire burns in a brick-lined pit on a cloth-covered floor during a ceremony. A man in a white shirt and glasses sits cross-legged behind the fire, tending it. Women in white saris with gold borders sit around the pit, some with long dark hair seen from behind. A small girl in yellow sits at left, and a boy in a pink shirt stands among onlookers. Behind them a table holds bananas, apples, oranges, coconuts, marigold garlands and a brass oil lamp, with a green drape and a decorated deity murti at the top right. A microphone stands near the fire. A date stamp reads 5 9 2008.