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July 08 2010

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A seated man in white kurta and dhoti wears a bright yellow shawl over his shoulders and a rudraksha mala with a small pendant. He sits cross-legged before brass and copper ritual vessels, a white conch shell, and a stone pillar with a red curtain behind him. He raises one hand to his forehead while holding a copper vessel in the other, performing a ritual act of puja. He wears glasses and a silver bracelet. No crown, saffron robe or long swept hair is visible, so the identity is uncertain; he is described by role as a priest performing puja.2010-07-08July 08 20102010-07-08A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges sits cross-legged on the ground at night, wearing round wire-rimmed glasses and white vertical tripundra markings with a red bindi. A rudraksha mala hangs across his chest. He holds orange flower petals in his hands above a white cloth-covered table bearing brass plates of marigold petals, a brass bowl with a ladle, and a small brass bell with a handle. Potted plants and wooden logs surround the open-air setting, and a standing person's legs are visible at the top left.2011-04-17July 08 20102010-07-08A man in a white kurta and white dhoti with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala sits cross-legged before a square fire pit with a visible flame, dropping offerings into it with his right hand. He wears glasses and a red forehead mark. Brass vessels, incense sticks and a small bell lie beside the fire pit, with a paper sheet on the floor behind him, and potted palms stand against a red and white striped wall with a black name board. This is a homa fire offering led by a priest in white. He does not show the cues needed to identify him as a person.2010-07-08A photograph of a priest in white dhoti and kurta with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala, seated on a stone platform and performing a ritual with his hands cupped near a brass lamp stand and copper vessels. Beside him sits a white statue draped in orange robes, orange turban, pearl mala and a garland of marigolds and red flowers, positioned before ornate golden pillars and a red railing. Brass oil lamps, a covered silver vessel, incense sticks and a flower-filled plate are arranged in front. A yellow-bordered book lies open on the platform.2010-07-08September 12 20102010-09-12April 30 20122012-04-30A seated man in white dhoti and white shirt with a yellow shawl draped over his shoulders performs a homa at a fire pit. He wears a rudraksha mala and thin glasses, with a red tilak on his forehead, and his hands are raised in mudra over the flames. Before him are a brass bowl, a bell, a metal vessel and incense sticks. Behind him stand potted palms and a red-and-white striped wall with a dark plaque.2010-07-08A photograph of a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and white shawl with a gold-and-rudraksha ceremonial necklace, wearing rimless glasses, a white horizontal forehead band and a red bindi. He holds a small silver bowl in both hands over a silver tray of similar bowls and a white offering. A woman in a yellow-bordered white sari stands beside him, and another man in white with a rudraksha mala is partly visible at the upper right. The setting suggests a pada puja offering ritual.2010-09-16A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged beside a fire pit, holding a handheld bell and a lit oil lamp on a long silver-stand. He wears a heavy gold necklace with a pendant and a bangle on his wrist, with a white vertical forehead mark. Brass bowls with yellow flower petals and a bundle of dried sticks sit on a stone ledge in front of him, with smoke rising from the fire. Behind him, a red and white striped wall and green plants frame the outdoor ritual, while seated men in the background watch.2011-12-17A seated man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered edges and a rudraksha mala holds a small silver oil lamp in his cupped hands, lit by its flame, while looking upward. He has a red bindi and rimless glasses, and bare shoulders. To the right, a woman in white with a gold-bordered sari and bangles presses her palms together in anjali. Other people in white garments hold lit oil lamps at the edges, with a silver tray in the foreground. The reddish floor and dark backdrop complete the setting.2010-11-15