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A photograph of a shaved-headed young man in white ritual dress, a white dhoti-style cloth over his shoulder, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a white forehead marking with a red dot. He holds a small silver oil lamp with a flame while a silver tray of ritual vessels and bowls sits in front of him. Another person's hand holds a second silver lamp at right, and a partially visible person is at lower left. Behind them hang a red-and-orange cloth and red-and-white striped canopy. Nothing here establishes a candidate for a person by appearance, so this is a priest-like attendant performing a lamp offering.

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October 03 20102010-10-03A shaved-headed young priest in white ritual cloth sits behind silver puja trays, a white sacred thread shawl draped over his shoulder with orange-tipped strings, and a rudraksha mala hanging around his neck. He has white vertical tilak lines and a red bindi on his forehead, and he looks down toward the trays holding red flowers, a silver bowl and offerings. Behind him stand an orange patterned cloth hanging and red-and-white striped pillars in an open courtyard. The scene suggests a padapuja setting of devotional worship, with the priest as the central figure.2010-10-02A 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.2010-10-03A shaved-headed young man in white dhoti and shawl with red border sits cross-legged, wearing wire-rimmed glasses, white vertical sandalwood-paste marks on forehead and arm, and a long rudraksha mala. A woman in a yellow sari beside him holds a silver lamp with a lit flame, and a silver plate of offerings sits in the foreground. He is a devotee or priest; no distinctive a person cues are visible.2010-10-02November 02 20102010-11-02A 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.2010-11-24A shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti with a red border stands bare-chested, wearing gold beaded necklaces and a gold bracelet, with white sacred ash stripes on his forehead, arms and shoulder and a red kumkum dot between his brows. He holds a small silver lamp with a lit flame in his right hand while his left palm is open below it. A gold pendant with a small framed portrait hangs from the necklace. Another orange-robed figure is partly visible at the right edge and a green-clad figure at the left edge. The background is a plain pale wall.2010-11-24A 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.2010-09-08A photograph of a ritual aarti scene with several people holding small silver oil lamps with lit flames. In the foreground, a hand reaches toward a silver lamp with a flickering flame, while a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and white shawl with a red bindi holds a lamp near his face. Behind him, people in orange and saffron shawls hold lamps as well. A silver plate with lamps and offerings sits in the lower left. The setting appears to be a devotional gathering with lamp offerings.2010-09-08October 10 20102010-10-10 +1 copiesA 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.2010-11-24October 28 20102010-10-28 +2 copies