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October 10 20102010-10-10October 28 20102010-10-28 +1 copiesClose photo of a bare-armed priest in a white dhoti and white shawl with a maroon-red border, wearing a rudraksha mala around his neck and white ash markings on his upper arms. He holds a small silver oil lamp with a lit flame in both hands. In front of him is a silver-toned tray and bowls set on a golden cloth, with a red fruit and offerings visible. The priest is the only person in clear focus; other people are partly visible at the edges. The priest's face is not shown.2010-10-28September 15 20122012-09-15A shaved-headed man in white ritual dress holds a small silver oil lamp with a visible flame in his right hand while looking upward. He wears a white dhoti with a red border, a gold chain of round beads, a gold bangle and a ring, and has white sacred ash markings on his forehead, arms and shoulders with a red kumkum dot. A gold pendant with a small framed portrait hangs from the chain. The lamp suggests a puja or aarti; an orange cloth edge appears at the right. He is a priest or devotee performing a lamp offering. Printed text on the image is a copyright notice that is not included here.2010-11-24November 02 20102010-11-02A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and shawl stands holding a silver oil lamp with a lit flame raised in front of his face. He wears a gold bangle, a ring and a long gold-beaded garland across the chest, with white sacred ash bands on his forehead and arms and a red mark between his brows. Another person's green and orange clothing is visible at the edges. The setting is an ashram or temple hall with a plain wall behind.2010-11-24Close photo of a seated person in white ritual clothing with a gold-bordered cloth and a dark rudraksha mala draped across the body, holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame in cupped hands. The person sits cross-legged on a colourful striped mat, with a brass lamp stand and a mobile phone visible at the lower right edge. Only hands, arms, lap and feet are shown; the face is not visible. The setting suggests a lamp offering during a satsang-style gathering.2012-09-15December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesA shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white shawl with a maroon-and-gold border sits and performs a ritual, holding a small silver spoon in one hand and gesturing with the other above a silver oil lamp with a visible flame. He wears a gold necklace with beads and a bronze-coloured wrist mala, and has white ash marks and a red bindi on his forehead. Beside him a woman in a yellow-and-white sari with white bangles and a red bindi watches attentively. Behind them, devotees in white and an orange-clad figure with a red cloth sit in smoky, hazy light.2010-09-08September 10 20112011-09-10A shaved-headed young man sits cross-legged, holding a small silver oil lamp with a lit flame in his raised right hand, as in a puja or aarti. He wears white dhoti and shawl with red border stripes, a rudraksha mala, a silver bangle, and white horizontal tilak lines with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stands a saffron-orange wall, and a striped mat lies on the floor. He appears to be a priest performing ritual worship; no identity is established from appearance.2010-10-03