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A 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.2011-12-17December 17 20112011-12-17A shaved-headed young priest sits cross-legged in a white dhoti and white upper cloth with gold borders, hands folded in anjali before his face. He wears a long gold-bead mala with a gold pendant and gold bangles. In front of him is a silver bowl, a silver vessel, a small silver stand with a microphone, a pile of firewood, and incense sticks burning. Behind him, musicians play a flute and a drum in a leafy garden courtyard, while other seated people in white watch quietly.2011-12-16A shaved-headed priest sits cross-legged in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl draped over his left shoulder, wearing a long beaded gold-toned necklace and a large gold pendant. He holds a silver lamp with a burning flame in his right hand and a small bell in his left, performing an aarti or puja. Vertical white tilak marks decorate his forehead. Behind him, blurred seated figures and drums suggest a ritual gathering in an outdoor courtyard with green foliage.2011-12-17December 31 20112011-12-31A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders sits at a black fire pit, holding a ladle over a flame in a homa or yagna. A gold rudraksha-style mala hangs at his neck and he wears a bracelet. Brass bowls of offerings, yellow flowers, and a kalasha-like vessel sit on the stone ledge. Behind him, musicians play a flute and a drum, and a man in a white shirt and red-and-white lungi stands with hands folded. Orange-red walls and green foliage form the background.2011-12-17October 29 20112011-10-29 +1 copiesA shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders sits cross-legged at a stone altar, holding yellow flowers in his hands during a puja. He wears a long gold-beaded necklace and bangles, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead. A microphone stands beside him. Behind him, a woman in a yellow-bordered white sari stands with folded hands, and a man in white plays a wind instrument. A brass plate of yellow flowers, a small bowl and a lamp sit on the altar.2011-12-17April 30 20122012-04-30December 17 20112011-12-17A priest in white dhoti and shawl with a heavy gold beaded necklace and gold pendant sits cross-legged before a square fire pit for a homa. He holds a small brass lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a handbell in the other, with a microphone on a stand beside him. Brass bowls of offerings, fruit and flowers lie on an orange cloth; two seated people in white are blurred in the background.2011-12-31November 10 20102010-11-10