From the archive record
The temple priest in Jagannath Mandir, Hauz Khas offers Aarti to the three deities inside the temple after the Rath Yatra procession in New Delhi during the Corona Lockdown 5.0. Since the rules of lockdown are imposed and a large crowd is prohibited, there is hardly anyone in this ceremony. A bell person beats the bells while the priest offers the aarti. Aarti consist of the small lams of camphor or oil made of clarified butter that is offered to the deities and the devotees usually line up and hover their hands over the flames and touch their eyes . This year its the priest alone performing and participating in the Aarti. This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest HD and 4K collection from South Asia. The collection comprises