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A photograph of a temple puja at night. A man with a shaved head and a bare chest, wearing a white dhoti with a red border and gold chains and a gold pendant, holds a bundle of burning sticks or a flaming lamp over an offering. Beside him, a man in white kurta stands in the background. Behind the offering stand, a pink-faced Ganesha murti in gold and red garments, a female deity murti with a white floral backdrop, and a fierce lion-mounted deity murti in white lace-like decoration are arranged on the altar. A white ceremonial umbrella and a brass oil lamp stand are visible, along with a blue-lettered sign reading part of 'Mandir'. Ornate white and gold decorations frame the shrine.

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October 15 20102010-10-15A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border performs aarti with a flaming lamp before a large goddess murti. Other white-clad attendants stand at left and an oil lamp sits on a brass stand at the front. The priest wears a gold necklace and wrist bangles. Behind the murti are colourful kalasha-like decorations and a multicoloured pillar.2010-10-15A photo of a night-time puja at a temple shrine. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, wearing gold chains and a bracelet, holds a burning flame over a kalasha-like offering while sweeping it with a broom-like tool. Behind him, large ornately decorated deity murti with white lace-like adornments, flowers and an umbrella stand on a red-draped platform, including a lion-mounted goddess figure with multiple arms. Brass oil lamps are lit on the altar, and a fire pit sits in the foreground. Two attendants in white stand at left.2010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red borders sits cross-legged on a tiger-striped mat, offering dried leaves and herbs from a brass plate into a flame before a decorated altar. He wears a gold necklace, gold bangles, and sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms. Behind him stand a deity murti with a lion mount, a ganesha murti with pink garlands, and oil lamps on brass stands, with a silver bowl and flowers on a stone platform in front. The scene suggests a homa ritual, with the priest offering into the fire.2010-10-12A photograph of an evening homa at night. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red borders sits cross-legged on a tiger-skin mat, wearing a gold beaded necklace and a bangle, and holds a leaf or wooden offering over a fire pit. A visible fire burns at the right of the pit, with sticks and a small pile of offerings beside it, and a silver bowl containing liquid and flowers sits before the fire. Behind are decorated clay murti of deities including a Ganesha with an elephant head and a lion-headed figure, adorned with white lace, garlands and lamps, with a silver-framed deity display and brass oil lamps nearby. A small logo appears in the upper left corner.2010-10-12A priest in a white dhoti and white shawl stands at a large dark stone yagna or homa platform, sweeping or sprinkling with a brush-like implement over the fire pit while holding a small offering dish. Behind him, a white-clad attendant with a rudraksha-style necklace and another man in white stand watching. Behind the platform are richly decorated deity images of goddess forms with multiple arms, a lion mount, Ganesha, and additional deities adorned with white and red garlands, illuminated by brass oil lamps and a white ceremonial umbrella with fringe. Smoke rises through the scene.2010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15A seated priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border, bare-shouldered, with gold chain and white tripundra on forehead, holds a brass tray of burning offerings with a flame during a homa. Behind him stand large colourful deity murtis including an elephant-headed figure and a multi-armed goddess with a lion, and an oil lamp stands on a brass stand. To the right, a decorated deity murti sits draped in pink and white flower garlands and silver ornaments on a red cloth. A brass vessel and flowers rest on a stone platform in front of the priest.2010-10-12October 15 20102010-10-15A photograph of a Navaratri-style puja in a temple hall. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a red-bordered cloth over one shoulder, stands on a raised platform holding a ritual implement toward the shrine. Beside him a seated man in white with a gold necklace and sandalwood markings on his arms performs the rite, while a small girl in a red-and-gold dress sits near the fire pit. The shrine holds a pink Ganesha murti garlanded in purple, a white-decorated deity murti of the goddess with a lion mount, and a large brass oil lamp. Small children in red dresses sit among brass vessels, flowers and fruit. A small fire burns in a pit in the foreground.2010-10-16 +1 copies