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A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with an orange border and a red headcloth performs an aarti with a lit flame before an ornate shrine decorated with gold arches, flower garlands and a deity murti. Brightly coloured fairy lights hang behind the shrine. Devotees in red and orange garments stand at the left and lower edge, and a floral offering with kalasha-like arrangements sits in the foreground. The scene is a puja at a temple, with incense smoke rising.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine at night. In the foreground, a priest with a red head cloth and bare torso wears a white dhoti with an orange-and-blue border and a rudraksha-style necklace; he holds a lit multi-wick camphor aarti lamp over a floral offering. A second priest in white dhoti bends beside him over a tray of flowers, fruit and red powder. Behind them, a deity murti stands in a gilded arch decorated with garlands, with lamps and brass stands around it. Coloured fairy lights hang across the upper walls. At left, several people in orange-red garments stand with hands folded, and a figure in white rests in the frame; the aarti is a ritual lamp offering.2017-05-26A priest with a shaved head and bare torso, wearing a white dhoti with orange and teal borders and a red headcloth, holds a flaming camphor aarti lamp before an ornate shrine. Behind him, a gilded arch frames a deity murti dressed with yellow and orange garlands, with brass lamps and a small flame on either side. Strings of multicoloured lights decorate the walls. In the foreground, flower arrangements with marigolds and fruit sit on a tray. A few devotees in red and white stand at the left edge, watching the puja.2017-05-25May 25 20172017-05-25A priest in white dhoti with a red turban-like cloth and a rudraksha-style garland bends over a homa fire, pouring offerings into flames rising from a fire pit. Marigold and white flower garlands and fruit sit on a tray before the fire. Behind, a shrine holds deity murtis draped in flower garlands, lit by string lights and a candle. A second person in orange robes stands at left, and another figure is partly visible at right. The scene is a homa or yagna ritual.2017-05-26December 02 20162016-12-02 +1 copiesA night-time photograph of a homa fire ritual at a temple. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and shawl leans over a stone fire pit, pouring liquid from a metal vessel into flames that rise high. Several seated people in white clothes sit behind the pit, some holding offerings. Behind them is a deity murti adorned with white flower garlands, and a decorated kalasha-style structure stands in the background. Brass lamps and bowls with offerings sit on the altar in the foreground, and multicolour fairy lights glow on the wall.2010-10-16October 18 20152015-10-18May 26 20172017-05-26December 12 20162016-12-12February 19 20162016-02-19December 07 20162016-12-07December 07 20162016-12-07