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Close-up photo of a ritual scene with a man in white dhoti and cloth with maroon and pink border, wearing gold necklaces and gold bracelet, with white sandalwood or ash marks on his arm and forehead, holding a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame in his right hand while speaking. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border and sindoor-style marking presses her palms together in prayer. Blurred background.

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A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and white shawl with a red border holds a silver lamp with a lit flame in both hands during a ritual. He wears white horizontal tilak and sacred ash markings on his forehead, chest and arms, a red-and-white forehead dot, a rudraksha mala, a long gold ceremonial necklace and bangles. Behind him a woman in a yellow sari and a second woman in orange stand, and an orange cloth and a gold-carved wooden panel frame the scene. Lit oil lamps and the back of a seated head appear in the foreground.2010-10-23A 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 10 20102010-11-10A 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.2010-09-08October 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copiesA shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with red and maroon borders, wearing a rudraksha mala and bare upper chest, holds a silver oil lamp with a lit flame raised beside an ornate gold-embossed panel. He has white sacred ash marks on his forehead and a red bindi. Behind him a woman in a dark top with a red bindi also holds a silver lamp. Gold bangles and a watch are visible on the wrists. A red and white striped backdrop sits in the background. The man has no distinctive a person cues such as long hair, crown or saffron robes, so his identity is uncertain.2010-11-07A 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.2010-11-24October 23 20102010-10-23 +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 23 20102010-10-23October 23 20102010-10-23November 02 20102010-11-02