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Night-time puja at an open-sided temple pavilion, with a decorated deity shrine lit by warm lights and smoke rising. Several priests in white dhotis and shawls stand around a long offering table covered with a striped cloth, fruit, flower garlands, plates of rice and oil lamps. A priest in green and white robes with a yellow shawl reaches toward the central deity murti with a red cloth, while a bare-chested young attendant in an orange dhoti holds a red-covered tray. A man in white at right appears to hold a microphone. Colourful hanging decorations and string lights frame the ceiling and shrine, with seated devotees along the edges.

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Night-time temple ritual under an open roofed pavilion strung with coloured lights and hanging tassel decorations. Several priests in white dhotis and shawls stand around a decorated shrine with a deity murti framed by red and gold arches, flanked by garlanded figures. A priest in an orange-and-saffron dhoti and bare chest holds a flowered offering while another in white chants into a microphone. A fire flame and the offering plate with bananas, fruit and marigold flowers sit on a striped mat. Seated devotees in colourful saris watch from the right.2016-12-15Night-time homa at an outdoor temple setting with a large fire rising from a central fire pit in front of a shrine to Shiva Linga-like deity murti decorated with flower garlands. A bare-chested young assistant in an orange dhoti stands at left holding a red cloth, beside a priest in white dhoti and shawl who is pouring offerings into the flames. Another white-clad priest with a microphone stands at right, and a man in orange holds a mic at the centre. Colourful festoons and lights hang overhead, and fruits, flowers and brass vessels sit on a striped cloth in the foreground. Several devotees sit in the background at right.2016-12-15Night-time abhishekam at an open-sided pandal decorated with coloured strings of lights, paper lanterns and yellow cloth. Smoke rises from a fire pit at the centre, and a deity murti stands behind a lit altar. Several priests in orange and yellow dhotis and bare torsos stand near the pit, one holding a ritual object, while two drummers play at the left. At right, two men in white dhotis sit on a striped rug playing a flute, with a row of devotees seated on the mat. Trays of flowers, fruit, brass bowls and plates lie on the striped cloth in front. a person is not clearly visible in this frame.2016-12-15A night-time ritual at an open-sided pavilion with a fire burning before a deity murti decorated with garlands and a golden canopy, flanked by colourful hanging ornaments and string lights. A priest in a yellow and green dhoti stands at center, raising a ritual implement toward the fire, while a bare-chested assistant in an orange cloth stands at left. Two white-clad priests in white dhotis and shawls stand at right, one holding a microphone while chanting. Floral offerings, fruit, plates and baskets rest on colourful striped cloths in the foreground, with a few seated devotees at the edges. Set against foliage at dusk.2016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15 +1 copiesA homa or yagna at a temple pavilion. A bare-chested young priest in an orange dhoti and a sacred thread stands at left holding a brass tray of offerings, and another priest in white dhoti holds a tray of grains and fruit beside him. A priest in a yellow shawl and white dhoti at centre pours an offering into a fire pit on a tiered platform decorated with yellow marigold garlands. Smoke rises through the hall. Behind the fire pit, a golden peetha with a decorated deity murti sits beneath a colourful canopy, with a bell-shaped kalasha and banana, apple and orange fruit offerings on banana-leaf mats in the foreground. Ceiling decorations and hanging lamps are visible, and a microphone is held nearby.2016-12-15A temple ritual with a fire offering in a tented hall lit by stage lights. A priest in a yellow and green sash and white dhoti lifts a lamp high above a raised wooden platform heaped with marigold garlands, fruit and bowls. Smoke rises around him. To the left, a young man in an orange-bordered dhoti and rudraksha-style necklace holds a brass tray, and beside him another man in white dhoti and shawl holds a tray and speaks into a microphone. Strings of colourful lights and a golden deity murti decorated with flowers stand at right, with a kalasha-like offering vessel in pink. Baskets of bananas, oranges and grains sit on a striped cloth in the foreground. Background figures in white are seated in the hall.2016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15December 15 20162016-12-15