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Outdoor night ritual at a temple-like shrine with a fire pit in front of a decorated deity murti garlanded with yellow and orange flowers. A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with gold borders raises a long metal vessel high with both arms over the flames, as oil lamps and offerings sit on the golden fire pit platform. To the right, a devotee in an orange-red dhoti with gold border and red flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste. A striped white and maroon shrine wall and string of hanging leaves frame the scene, with an orange sofa at the far right.

Night-time outdoor ritual photograph at a temple-style shrine with a fire pit (homa) burning in a gold-coloured fire altar in the foreground. A priest in white dhoti with gold border and bare upper body raises a silver ceremonial vessel with both hands above his head, pouring toward the flames. To the right, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and orange shawl with a red flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them is a decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers, set on a tiered red-and-white striped platform. Brass pots, bowls and a kalasha sit on the altar. A string of hanging green leaves decorates the canopy. Another person in white stands at left with hands folded.

Night outdoor ritual at a temple-like open shrine. A priest in white dhoti with gold border and a green headwrap stands at left holding a lamp toward a decorated deity murti garlanded with white and yellow flower chains on a blue-trimmed pedestal. At right, a man in an orange-red dhoti with gold border and red-and-white flower garland stands with palms joined in namaste. A fire burns in a gold-edged homa/yagna pit in the foreground beside brass vessels, a kalasha and flowers. Strings of leaves hang overhead and red-and-white striped walls frame the shrine.

Night-time fire ritual at an open-air shrine under a corrugated roof, with strings of mango-leaf torans overhead. A man in a white dhoti with gold borders and a red-and-gold-trimmed cloth, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and a green-and-gold turban, stands at left holding a silver vessel and pouring offerings toward a flaming yagna fire pit with brass vessels set on its gold-painted edge. Behind the fire, a decorated deity murti is adorned with marigold garlands on a turquoise-painted platform. At right, a woman in a red sari with gold border and a red garland stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, beside a green-robed seated figure.

Night puja at an outdoor shrine under a tin roof. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl holds a lit camphor lamp aloft before a deity murti decorated with white, purple and pink garlands. Beside the fire pit, a man in white dhoti kneels at the left edge, and a figure in saffron sits or stands at right before a silver-framed deity with garlands. A small fire burns in a yellow-tiled homa pit with brass vessels and offerings in front, and a multi-tiered shrine with flowers stands in the background. The priest's appearance does not clearly match the page's claim, so no identification is made.

February 22 2016

2016-02-22 +1 copies

Photograph of a night-time ritual under a corrugated metal-roofed open pavilion at a temple. A standing devotee on the left in orange-red robes with a gold border and a red-brown shawl holds palms together in namaste facing the shrine. At the centre, a kneeling priest in white dhoti with gold border offers worship at a golden deity murti decorated with garlands of orange and white flowers. Another priest in rust-red robes holds a brass plate near the murti, and a white-clad attendant stands with a brass vessel to the right. A square stone pit or yajna kund sits in the foreground, and a striped white and maroon wall and steps form the background. Four or more visible people, a ritual pooja scene.

February 22 2016

2016-02-22 +1 copies

February 22 2016

2016-02-22 +2 copies

August 09 2015

April 28 2017

Night ritual scene at an outdoor altar with a bright fire pit (homa/yagna) in the centre. Two officiants bend over the flames, offering into the fire: a bare-chested man on the left wears a white dhoti with green and gold border and a white head cloth, and a woman on the right wears a maroon and gold sari with a white dhoti-style drape. Behind them stands a golden ornate throne-like frame holding a deity murti decorated with garlands, necklaces and marigold strings, with a teal backdrop. Brass vessels, kalasha-style pots, flower offerings with red and white blossoms, and oil lamps surround the fire. Several people in red and orange robes stand in the background at the right, and a green banana plant and a red-and-gold hanging decorate the edges.