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Ganga aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi
A priest raises a flaming brass lamp during Ganga aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi.
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Mata Baglamukhi Temple, Bankhandi, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
Devotees gathered at the golden shrine of Mata Baglamukhi Temple in Bankhandi, Kangra.
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Mata Baglamukhi Temple, Bankhandi, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
The courtyard of Mata Baglamukhi Temple at Bankhandi, with forested hills behind the shrines.
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Mata Baglamukhi Temple, Bankhandi, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
Hanuman beside the entrance of Mata Baglamukhi Temple at Bankhandi, Kangra.
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Maa Baglamukhi shrine, Bankhandi, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
The shrine of Maa Baglamukhi at Bankhandi, dressed with flower garlands and a lit lamp.
Photograph by Rohit2301
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Oil lamps for puja
Two oil lamps lit for Hindu worship.
Photograph by vijay chennupati
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A homam fire
A homam fire burning in a brick altar.
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A yagya fire offering
Two men offering a yagya, with flames rising from a square fire altar ringed with marigolds.
Photograph by Achary K Krishnan
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Yagna kunda at Gunjanarasimhaswamy Temple, T. Narasipur
Priests beside a blazing yagna kunda during a Vedic fire rite.
Photograph by Nvvchar
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Yagashala at Ratnaalayam Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple, Shamirpet, Hyderabad
The yagashala pavilion at Ratnaalayam Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Shamirpet, Hyderabad.
Photograph by Ravindraoudeptling
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Yagya shala at Mansa Devi temple, Panchkula
The yagya shala building in the Mansa Devi temple complex at Panchkula, near Chandigarh.
Photograph by ramansharma
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Shri Mangalnath Mahadev Temple, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
Devotees at the entrance of Shri Mangalnath Mahadev Temple in Ujjain.
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Shri Mangalnath Mahadev Temple, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
The shikhara and flags of Shri Mangalnath Temple in Ujjain.
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Shivalinga at Shri Mangalnath Mahadev Temple, Ujjain
The Shivalinga at Mangalnath Temple in Ujjain, covered with flowers and offerings.
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Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple, Varanasi
The entrance of Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple in Varanasi.
Photograph by Matt Zimmerman
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Mata Baglamukhi Temple, Bankhandi, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
Devotees at the flower-decked sanctum of Mata Baglamukhi Temple in Bankhandi, Kangra.
Photograph by Chris7861
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A navagraha puja
A priest performing navagraha puja, with coconuts, fruit, and a small fire altar.
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Photograph credits

Ganga aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi
A priest raises a flaming brass lamp during Ganga aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Varanasi.
Photograph by Chetanbtc
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Original file on Wikimedia Commons
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Mata Baglamukhi Temple, Bankhandi, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
Devotees gathered at the golden shrine of Mata Baglamukhi Temple in Bankhandi, Kangra.
Photograph by Chris7861
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Original file on Wikimedia Commons
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Mata Baglamukhi Temple, Bankhandi, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
The courtyard of Mata Baglamukhi Temple at Bankhandi, with forested hills behind the shrines.
Photograph by Chris7861
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Original file on Wikimedia Commons
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Mata Baglamukhi Temple, Bankhandi, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
Hanuman beside the entrance of Mata Baglamukhi Temple at Bankhandi, Kangra.
Photograph by Dvellakat
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Maa Baglamukhi shrine, Bankhandi, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
The shrine of Maa Baglamukhi at Bankhandi, dressed with flower garlands and a lit lamp.
Photograph by Rohit2301
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Credit is not required. It is listed here anyway.
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Oil lamps for puja
Two oil lamps lit for Hindu worship.
Photograph by vijay chennupati
CC BY 2.0
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A homam fire
A homam fire burning in a brick altar.
Photograph by Chandu7299
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A yagya fire offering
Two men offering a yagya, with flames rising from a square fire altar ringed with marigolds.
Photograph by Achary K Krishnan
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Yagna kunda at Gunjanarasimhaswamy Temple, T. Narasipur
Priests beside a blazing yagna kunda during a Vedic fire rite.
Photograph by Nvvchar
CC BY-SA 3.0
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Yagashala at Ratnaalayam Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple, Shamirpet, Hyderabad
The yagashala pavilion at Ratnaalayam Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Shamirpet, Hyderabad.
Photograph by Ravindraoudeptling
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Yagya shala at Mansa Devi temple, Panchkula
The yagya shala building in the Mansa Devi temple complex at Panchkula, near Chandigarh.
Photograph by ramansharma
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Shri Mangalnath Mahadev Temple, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
Devotees at the entrance of Shri Mangalnath Mahadev Temple in Ujjain.
Photograph by V.narsikar
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Shri Mangalnath Mahadev Temple, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
The shikhara and flags of Shri Mangalnath Temple in Ujjain.
Photograph by V.narsikar
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Shivalinga at Shri Mangalnath Mahadev Temple, Ujjain
The Shivalinga at Mangalnath Temple in Ujjain, covered with flowers and offerings.
Photograph by V.narsikar
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Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple, Varanasi
The entrance of Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple in Varanasi.
Photograph by Matt Zimmerman
CC BY 2.0
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Sarv Kasht Nivaran puja card

Mata Baglamukhi Temple, Bankhandi, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
Devotees at the flower-decked sanctum of Mata Baglamukhi Temple in Bankhandi, Kangra.
Photograph by Chris7861
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Baglamukhi–Pratyangira havan card

A navagraha puja
A priest performing navagraha puja, with coconuts, fruit, and a small fire altar.
Photograph by RHKalpana
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Navagraha shanti puja card