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A photograph of a fire-offering ritual inside a temple shrine lit at night. A large open flame rises from a white stone homa pit in the foreground, with a brass bowl of liquid and small brass lamps set on the stone edge. Behind the fire, a deity murti dressed in red with a silver crown and garlands sits within an ornate gold arched prabhavali. Dark red curtains frame the doorway, and a standing attendant figure in orange garments stands at the right. A person holding a long wooden implement reaches toward the fire at the left edge. Visible physical people are limited to partial figures at the edges. The scene suggests a homa or yagna during navaratri worship.

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Behind the fire, a dark stone deity murti in red and gold garments stands within a silver arch decorated with red, white and marigold garlands. Further forward, smaller murtis in green, pink and purple garlanded dress flank a central figure. Brass arched backdrops frame the shrine and the scene is lit warmly. This appears to be a homa or yagna with offerings into the fire. No physical person is clearly identifiable as a person in this image.A photograph of a tall flame rising from a stone fire pit in front of a shrine. Behind the fire, silver-framed arched niches hold deity murtis wearing green garlands and silver ornaments, with a dark red-clad figure at the centre. A brass oil lamp sits at the lower left and a brass vessel at the lower right. No people are visible in the scene. The setting suggests a homa or fire ritual in a temple sanctum.