▁other ▁H ind us . ▁In ▁some ▁tem ples , ▁various ▁pu jas ▁may ▁be ▁performed ▁daily ▁at ▁various ▁times ▁of ▁the ▁day ; ▁in ▁other ▁tem ples , ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁occas ional . ▁ ▁Pu ja ▁var ies ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁sect , ▁region , ▁occasion , ▁de ity ▁hon ored , ▁and ▁steps ▁followed . ▁In ▁formal ▁N ig ama ▁cer emon ies , ▁a ▁fire ▁may ▁be ▁lit ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁the ▁god ▁Ag ni , ▁without ▁an ▁id ol ▁or ▁image ▁present . ▁In ▁contrast , ▁in ▁Ag ama ▁cer emon ies , ▁an ▁id ol ▁or ▁icon ▁or ▁image ▁of ▁a ▁de ity ▁is ▁present . ▁In ▁both ▁cer emon ies , ▁a ▁lamp ▁( di ya ) ▁or ▁inc ense ▁stick ▁may ▁be ▁lit ▁while ▁a ▁prayer ▁is ▁ch anted ▁or ▁h ymn ▁is ▁s ung . ▁Pu ja ▁is ▁typically ▁performed ▁by ▁a ▁H indu ▁wor sh i per ▁alone , ▁though ▁sometimes ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁a ▁priest ▁who ▁is ▁well ▁vers ed ▁in ▁a ▁complex ▁rit ual ▁and ▁h ym ns . ▁In ▁tem ples ▁and ▁priest - ass isted ▁events ▁pu ja , ▁food , ▁f ruits ▁and ▁swe ets ▁may ▁be ▁included ▁as ▁sacrific ial ▁offer ings ▁to ▁the ▁ceremony ▁or ▁de ity , ▁which , ▁after ▁the ▁pray ers , ▁becomes ▁pr as ad ▁– ▁food ▁shared ▁by ▁all ▁gathered . ▁ ▁Both ▁N ig ama ▁and ▁Ag ama ▁pu ja ▁are ▁pract iced ▁in ▁H indu ism ▁in ▁India