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June 28 20132013-06-28A shaved-headed young priest in a maroon robe with a gold border sits cross-legged on a stone platform, holding a small brass lamp dish and chanting with eyes half-closed. Sacred ash marks his forehead with a red tilak. Before him lie brass bells, a kalasha pot, a brass lamp, metal bowls, a cup, flowers and fruit offerings. Behind him stands a gilded deity murti in white dress with rudraksha and bead garlands, on an ornate peetha throne framed by red roses and yellow marigold garlands. A photograph of a temple ritual with an offering.2013-06-28June 28 20132013-06-28A young boy in a red dhoti and red shawl sits cross-legged at a ritual table, wearing a long rudraksha mala and beaded earrings. His forehead bears white vibhuti and a red kumkum dot. He holds a silver-and-blue decorated item over a silver lamp stand, while a silver kalasha and brass vessels, a bowl and a plate sit on the table beside an open ritual book. Behind him are wooden pillars, a red cloth bundle and a brick wall.2013-09-15April 18 20142014-04-18August 21 20142014-08-21June 25 20132013-06-25A photograph of a shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold borders, seated cross-legged on a wooden platform in a courtyard. He wears a long rudraksha mala and has his hands folded in prayer with eyes lowered. Before him is a small tray with a lit oil lamp, incense sticks, a metal kalasha-style vessel, and a brass tray holding a silver lamp stand. Red flower petals are scattered on the floor and in a metal bowl. Smoke rises from the incense on the right, and a green bundle of grass lies nearby. Another person in white clothing is partly visible in the background doorway.2011-12-01April 03 20132013-04-03 +1 copiesSeptember 26 20132013-09-26A photograph of a man standing at a stone-topped altar in a temple courtyard, wearing a red-maroon cloth wrap over his shoulders with gold trim, a long gold bead necklace of large round beads, gold bangles and an armband, and a red tilak mark on his forehead. Brass vessels, a brass kalasha-style pot, a brass lamp, a bowl of rice, folded white and purple cloths, and pink flowers sit on the altar. Behind him is an orange-red wall, a framed painting of a seated blue-skinned deity with a trident beside a white-robed figure, a small printed notice, and a carved stone pillar at left. The man is shown with a calm, attentive expression. His appearance is consistent with the page's claim, but the cues are not distinctive enough to confirm.2011-11-11 +1 copiesA young male priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a deep red border sits cross-legged on a striped green-and-red mat before a small fire. He holds a ladle over a silver bowl with his right hand, pouring offering into the flame, his left hand resting on his knee. He wears a white tripundra forehead marking with a red bindi, white ash-striped arms, a long rudraksha mala with silver beads and a small framed pendant, and gold earrings. Behind him stand an ornate gold throne-like seat and a tiger-striped cloth. Brass vessels sit nearby.2013-05-28 +1 copies