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A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red border stands barefoot at a stone shrine, offering a flame from a lamp over a small deity figure decorated with red and yellow marigold garlands. Behind, a larger deity image on a stone platform wears a red cloth and is adorned with flowers and a jeweled crown, flanked by brass lamps. Orange cloth hangs on the pillars, and a small fire pit with ash and offerings sits on the orange-covered floor, with scattered red and yellow petals. The priest is performing an aarti/puja. No identifiable a person is visible; the only person is the priest.

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November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and unstitched white upper cloth stands at a brick fire pit, holding a lit flame or incense over the offerings on a low brass plate. Behind him, orange-clothed devotees in white saris with red borders stand with hands folded near a stone shrine with carved columns and a golden arch. The shrine holds a deity murti pair adorned with red and yellow garlands, flanked by brass lamps and a red cloth. Marigold petals and red flower petals scatter across an orange cloth in the foreground, with coconuts, bowls and fruit on a tray at left. A small red-and-white building and a wall sign stand behind. The scene reads as a fire ritual or homa at a temple shrine.2010-11-12November 01 20112011-11-01A young priest in white dhoti and shawl with red borders stands barefoot before a shrine, holding a brass tray of offerings in his right hand while speaking near a microphone on a stand. Three decorated deity murtis stand at the centre, garlanded with red, yellow, green and white flowers, with gold ornaments. A small fire burns on a low ritual platform in front, surrounded by brass vessels, kalasha-style pots, lamps, bowls of food and dried plant material. Behind, a standing orange-robed figure with long hair appears among gold pillars and red-draped figures, but the figure is partly obscured and cannot be confidently identified. An orange-and-red cloth covers the altar, with striped mats on the floor.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of an outdoor shrine during a puja. A priest in white dhoti and shawl stands with his hands together before a stone shrine decorated with marigold and orange garlands, gold lamps and brass vessels. Smoke rises from incense in front of the central deity murti and goddess figures. An orange-robed person sits on the left near a low platform. Orange curtains frame the shrine. Trays of offerings in front include fruit, sweets, rice and red flowers, with a small microphone stand nearby. No one is confidently identifiable as a person in this image.2010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12