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A 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.

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A 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.2010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15A 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.2010-10-15A 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 20102010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15Night-time ritual photo at a temple shrine. A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold chain holds a flaming lamp over a black square homa or yagna fire pit on a white stone platform. Behind him, a large ornate silver-white umbrella canopy covers a shrine with deity murtis, including a multi-armed goddess figure with a crown, and brass oil lamps stand on the platform. Several men in white ritual clothes stand in the background, and a mat with offerings and brass vessels lies in the foreground. The scene suggests puja or aarti with a fire offering.2010-10-15Night photograph of a homa at an outdoor shrine. A fire burns in a raised wooden fire pit with smoke rising, while several men stand behind it in traditional attire. One stands at left in a red-and-gold dhoti with a garland, another holds a red-and-white cloth at centre, and a third in white stands near the fire. A seated figure in white clothes with a gold border is seen from behind at lower right before a large deity murti of Goddess Durga in white and red adornment with yellow marigold garlands, flanked by smaller figures. Brass vessels, red flower offerings, and lit oil lamps sit on a striped cloth in the foreground. A thatched roof with leaf garland hangs overhead. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2014-10-02October 04 20112011-10-04A night-time homa at a temporary open pavilion. A fire burns in a wooden-framed fire pit with smoke rising, and dried red flower offerings are set on trays nearby. Three men stand behind the fire: one in a red-and-gold dhoti with a garland holds a tray, another in a light dhoti holds his hands in anjali, and a third wears a red head cloth and white dhoti, hands folded. In the foreground a figure in white with a gold border sits with their back to the camera before a richly decorated white deity murti adorned with marigold garlands, a lion vahana and a pink-draped altar. Oil lamps and brass vessels are on the altar table, and a striped cloth covers the ground.2014-10-02A night-time homa at an open-sided pavilion. A small fire burns in a rectangular fire pit at centre, with brass vessels and red kumkum offerings in front. Three priests stand at the left with hands folded in namaskar: a woman in a red and gold sari with a garland, a shirtless young man in white dhoti, and a man with a red turban and white dhoti. At the right, a seated devotee in white with a gold border performs puja before a white-draped, flower-garlanded deity murti flanked by smaller murtis. Strings of leaves hang overhead. A patterned rug covers the floor, and a colourful striped mat lies under the pit.2014-10-02