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A night-time outdoor ritual under a large tent canopy with green, orange and yellow decorative fabric hanging from the ceiling. Several people in saffron and orange robes sit on a raised platform and tend a fire pit, with smoke rising in the air. Rows of devotees in white clothes and yellow garments sit on mats and floor cushions, and a few seated people watch from plastic chairs on the left. Banana plants and bamboo poles frame the space, and strings of lights and a decorated shrine with deity murti are visible at the back. The scene appears to be a homa or yagna with an offering fire.

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September 27 20092009-09-27 +1 copiesNight photograph of an outdoor ritual pavilion decorated with string lights, banana plant stalks and paper lanterns. On a raised platform, several robed people in saffron and orange garments sit in front of a decorated deity murti set within a white arched backdrop. Musicians in white and yellow clothing play instruments at the left side of the stage. A large seated audience in white and green clothes faces the stage on white plastic chairs, with a woman in a light blue and white sari and braided hair in the foreground. Offerings and brass vessels are visible before the platform.2009-09-25October 17 20092009-10-17 +1 copiesNight photograph of a Chandi homa ceremony under a decorated pandal with strings of fairy lights, orange and green marigold-style festoons, and banana-leaf stalks framing the stage. On the raised platform, figures in orange and saffron robes and white clothing perform rituals before a deity murti or decorated image. Rows of seated devotees in white shirts and light clothing sit on white plastic chairs in the foreground, mostly seen from behind, with some attendees and a few standing participants nearby. A small kalasha-style offering and floral decorations are visible around the altar. The a person candidate is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so the figures are described by role only.2009-09-25A night-time ritual held under a decorated open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof, strung with fairy lights and hung with yellow and green fabric swags. Banana leaves frame a raised platform where several people in saffron and orange robes sit in front of a large framed picture and deity imagery. Many people in white and yellow attire sit on white plastic chairs and mats facing the platform, while a few stand and sit near offerings and oil lamps. The scene appears to be a devotional ceremony in progress.2009-09-25A night-time outdoor ritual pavilion decorated with a canopy of orange, green and blue ribbon-trimmed hangings and banana plants with leaves lining the aisle. On a raised platform with red and white steps, several people in white and saffron-coloured clothing sit before an altar with a kalasha, offerings and a lit lamp, with smoke rising behind. Rows of seated devotees, many in white, sit on mats and white chairs facing the altar. In the foreground, a single person in white sits cross-legged on a striped mat beside a drum. String lights glow at the left edge and floodlights hang over the scene.2009-09-27A night-time photograph of an open-sided pandal decorated with strings of white fairy lights, green and orange fabric festoons, and banana plants lining the entrance. Under the pandal, several people in orange and saffron robes sit on a raised platform with white and orange base, alongside people in white clothes seated on the ground facing the ritual area. A bright floodlight illuminates the scene from the left. On the right, a large banner bearing Kannada script and a portrait of a woman is displayed on a lit wall.2009-09-26Night photograph of a Chandi Homa at a temporary open-sided pandal decorated with strings of fairy lights and banana plants. At the back, a deity murti of the goddess is framed by a white arch and bright lights, with a sign reading Sri Nithyananda Devi Yagna Temple above it. Several figures in orange and saffron robes sit on a raised platform before the altar. Around forty devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls sit cross-legged on striped mats facing the altar, with a few others in pale and grey clothes at the left. Oil lamps and offerings are arranged on the altar.2009-09-26A photograph of a Chandi Homa ritual held under a decorated tent with strings of fairy lights, orange and green pennant fabric overhead and banana plants with leaves framing the altar. Several robed priests in orange and saffron garments sit in front of a deity murti and a multi-tiered altar, performing the puja with kalasha and lamps, while smoke rises from the fire area. Rows of white-clad devotees sit on white plastic chairs in the foreground, and women in white and yellow saris and sarees are visible among them. A banner with partly legible lettering hangs on the back wall. No individual can be confidently identified as the a person from appearance, so the candidate status is uncertain.2009-09-25A night-time Navaratri puja at a temporary open-sided pavilion under a corrugated metal roof, decorated with green and orange paper garlands and string lights. A deity murti with a white halo sits on a central altar framed by banana plant stalks. Several priests in orange robes sit on a raised platform performing the ritual, while a figure in white clothes kneels at the left and a group in white with yellow shawls sits nearby. Around thirty devotees in plastic chairs and on mats watch in the foreground. A signboard above reads Sri Nithyananda Shiva Temple. No person on the platform is identifiable as a person from appearance.2009-09-27 +1 copiesA night-time outdoor ritual pavilion decorated with banana plants, green and orange festoons and string lights. On a striped red-and-white raised platform, several men in white dhotis with yellow shawls sit on the left, while figures in saffron-orange robes sit in a row near a kalasha pot, brass lamps, fruits and offerings, performing a puja. A figure in orange sits at the back beside a decorated altar with a painted deity image. Seated women in white and pale clothing watch from the right on striped mats, and a man in white stands at the far left near the steps.2009-09-27Night-time outdoor ritual with a large crowd seated on colourful striped mats facing a raised stone platform. A brass kalasha-style altar and a golden throne-like seat draped with white garlands sit at the centre, with a lit oil lamp and a small flame on the platform. Many devotees wear white dhotis and shirts, some with orange or saffron shawls, and a few wear yellow and red. In the right foreground, a large figure in a dark gold-embroidered shawl sits with his back to the camera beside a wooden bench. A priest in orange stands at the right edge, and a woman in white stands at the left. A lit screen shows an image in the background and string lights hang overhead.2016-02-22