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An outdoor pavilion at night hosts a puja before a row of decorated deity murtis draped in marigold and rose garlands, with gold ornaments and blue crowns. In the foreground a priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, seen from behind, raises a hand beside a yellow-tiled homa or fire pit holding oil lamps, a kalasha, brass vessels and offerings. On the right, a man in a red-orange wrap sits cross-legged in an orange armchair with a water bottle nearby, watching the ritual. Flower offerings, a plate of petals and a book lie on the floor, and a silver lamp stands by the pit.

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November 25 20142014-11-25Night photograph of an open-air temple-style shrine under a corrugated metal roof. On the left, decorated murti figures stand behind a red-draped platform, garlanded with multicoloured flowers and gold chains. In the centre-right, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with hands folded sits on a yellow-and-gold platform beside a brass vessel and lit oil lamps. To the right, a seated person in orange robes rests in a large orange armchair beside an ornate gold-and-green shrine containing a garlanded deity murti on a lion-like base. A white cloth and flower petals lie on the platform.2014-11-25November 25 20142014-11-25November 25 20142014-11-25November 25 20142014-11-25Outdoor evening homa at a open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof. A priest in an orange-red dhoti kneels at a yellow-tiled fire pit with flames rising, adding offerings. Beside him on the left, a deity murti pair draped with garlands in purple, pink and orange flowers. A central kalasha-style altar stands on a blue base. On the right, a silver deity murti of Ganesha is seated on a throne-like altar hung with a green cloth and marigold garlands. A seated man in an orange-red garment and shawl sits in an orange armchair at the right edge, facing the fire, with bare feet and a rudraksha-style necklace. Smoke drifts in the background.2014-11-25November 25 20142014-11-25November 25 20142014-11-25November 25 20142014-11-25November 25 20142014-11-25A night-time fire ritual in an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof. In the foreground a priest with bare upper body and a rust-orange dhoti with gold border bends forward over a square fire pit, tending a bright flame and handling brass vessels and offering items. Behind him a deity murti stands decorated with garlands of yellow and purple flowers, with a green cloth backdrop, sitting on a golden stand before a red-draped base. A seated person in an orange chair, wearing orange robes, presses palms together in prayer on the right. A purple-topped figure and flower garlands sit at left. A pale shawl lies on the ground near the pit.2014-11-25November 25 20142014-11-25