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Outdoor Chandi Homa ritual under a canopy of banana leaves and orange cloth at a temple courtyard. A large framed deity murti of the goddess Durga with multiple arms and red garments stands behind an altar. Several people in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a red and white striped platform, while others in white kurtas with yellow shawls sit facing the homa area, with brass kalashas, offering plates of greens, flowers and red blossoms laid before them. A woman in orange stands at the right holding a book. Visible at the back, a sign in Kannada script reads Shri Kashi? Temple style lettering on a wall. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.

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September 26 20092009-09-26 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor puja beside a temple at the front of a shrine, with a painted deity murti of a goddess with multiple arms on a decorated backdrop. Several seated participants perform the ritual: a man in white clothes with a yellow shawl holds a microphone, another in white sits at a fire-pit area with a yellow shawl, and a row of people in saffron/orange robes sit on mats. Offerings include bananas, marigold-yellow flowers, white flower petals, herbs, brass vessels, kalasha pots and a copper plate, under an orange and green canopy with a banana leaf. Signboards in Kannada script are visible on the temple wall. Approximately six to eight people are visible.2009-09-27A homa or puja is performed outdoors under an orange canopy in front of a temple structure with a sign reading Sri Ananadeshwara Temple. At centre, a seated man in white kurta with a yellow shawl sits before offerings of bananas, marigolds, leaves, sticks and white flowers on mats. Beside him, several men in saffron-orange robes sit in a row, one with a rudraksha mala. Behind them a deity murti with a crown and multiple arms stands in a decorated arch with brass lamps, and a woman in orange sits near the altar. A banana-leaf and a decorative umbrella frame the scene.2009-09-27A photograph of an outdoor puja under a corrugated metal roof decorated with banana leaves and orange cloth. On a raised platform with red and white striped edges, several women in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged facing a central deity murti of a goddess with multiple arms, flanked by smaller figures and surrounded by flower garlands and brass oil lamps. Fruit and small offering plates are arranged in front of them. In the foreground, rows of women with long hair in white and yellow garments sit with their backs to the camera, and a woman in white with yellow cloth works at the left edge. A sign above reads Sri Anandeswarar Temple.A photograph of an outdoor homa under a red and orange canopy decorated with round yellow and green medallions. A fire burns in a sacred fire pit at centre, with smoke rising in front of a red-orange backdrop. Several seated figures in saffron and orange robes face the fire from the foreground, including a young girl in white at the right edge. On the right, a large white and gold deity murti stands beside a table of brass kalasha pots, flowers and fruit. On the left, people in yellow and white robes sit in rows, and a man in white with a yellow shawl stands near the fire. Banana leaves and mango foliage frame the scene.2009-09-25A photograph of an outdoor Chandi homa ritual under a canopy decorated with orange and green marigold garlands and banana leaves. Behind the seated group, a clay murti of a multi-armed goddess, with a silver halo, stands on a decorated platform among potted plants, with a framed portrait garlanded in orange and yellow flowers on the right. In the foreground, several people sit on a striped mat: a man in white with a yellow shawl, a woman in orange sari, and a row of saffron-robed ashramites in orange, one holding a red folder. Brass plates hold yellow marigold petals, white camphor-like pieces, sticks, and kumkum-red flowers, and a silver lamp sits near the front. The person seated in front of the group wears orange clothing and is shown from behind.2009-09-25A photograph of a Chandi Homa ritual in an outdoor pandal decorated with banana leaves and mango leaves. Smoke from a fire rises at the centre. Several people in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a raised orange-and-white mat before a deity murti of Goddess Durga with a red-and-blue backdrop. A man in a saffron wrap sits near the fire with his hands raised in offering, next to a seated figure in white ritual clothes. Other saffron-clad women sit beside them. In the foreground, people in white with yellow shawls sit at a low table holding books, and flower garlands and offering plates lie on the mat. Shrines with lamps and flowers stand in the background.2009-09-25Outdoor ritual under a red and gold canopy with banana leaves and mango leaf festoons. A standing man in orange robes and a head wrap holds a lit oil lamp. Around them sit several people in orange robes, some with long hair, seated on the ground in front of the offerings. To the right stands a decorated deity murti with a white and silver arch, garlands and multiple figures, and a brass kalasha and lamps on the table. A corrugated metal roof and a white wall with a red signboard frame the scene.2009-09-25September 26 20092009-09-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa ritual in an open ashram setting. Several people in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a raised platform before a deity murti surrounded by smoke from the fire. A man in saffron with a shaved head and a visible orange head wrap is extending his arm toward the offerings. Other saffron-clad figures, including women with long dark hair, sit in front, and white-clad helpers in yellow sashes sit to the left beside microphones and open books. Banana leaves frame the scene, and a bowl of grains, flowers and burnt offerings lies on the platform. Behind, a decorated altar holds additional deity figures and a red-and-gold banner hangs at the edge. The visible persons total about 15 with the seated group and helpers, and the orange-robed man with the head wrap is seated near the fire.2009-09-25Outdoor temple ritual under a corrugated roof and an orange-and-red canopy, with banana leaves in the foreground. On a raised platform with red and white striped edging, several robed figures in orange sit in front of a decorated deity murti with a silver arch and a red-and-white backdrop. A small fire burns in front of the image, with brass lamps and offerings on trays. To the left, women in white with yellow shawls stand with folded hands, one holding an open book, and a microphone stands on the platform. A sign on the wall reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam Temple.Outdoor homa ceremony under a large red, orange and yellow canopy decorated with green leaf trim and banana plants. A central figure in an orange robe stands behind a fire pit, holding a flame, with smoke rising. Seated devotees in orange and saffron garments, some with hands pressed in anjali, face the fire, and a row of people in yellow and white dhotis or clothes sits to the left. To the right, a decorated deity murti with a silver crown and garlands, with kalasha pots, fruit and flowers on a side table. Visible people number roughly fifteen to twenty.2009-09-25