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A shaved-headed male priest in a white dhoti with a maroon-and-white border holds a glass vessel topped with a red fruit or offering aloft with his right arm, while his left hand is held near his chest. White horizontal tilak lines mark his forehead and arms, and he wears gold ornaments on his wrist and a gold necklace. Beside him a woman in a yellow-striped sari with a red bindi stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them is a maroon curtain and other devotees in white. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam ritual.

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A photograph of a ritual scene in a hall with dark red curtains. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border, wearing gold necklaces and gold bangles, holds up a silver bowl with a red apple and blows or chants toward it, with white ash lines on his forehead and arms. Beside him a woman in a striped yellow and white sari with a black bead necklace holds a similar apple bowl. Behind them another white-clad man with white forehead marks and a gold chain sits, and more hands and bowls with apples appear at the bottom edge. This appears to be a padapuja-style offering of fruit during a ritual.2010-10-16Photo of a padapuja ritual indoors. A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth over his shoulder wears a heavy gold bead necklace and white sacred ash stripes on his forehead and arms, his hands folded in anjali. Beside him, a woman in a white and cream striped sari with a black beaded mala presses her palms together and looks upward. A brass plate with flowers sits in the foreground, and a small oil lamp burns at the lower left next to another person's hands. Behind them, other devotees and a red curtain are partly visible.2010-10-16October 23 20102010-10-23October 19 20102010-10-19 +1 copiesOctober 18 20102010-10-18 +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.2010-09-08A 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 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 priest in a white dhoti and white shawl with a red border sits beside a silver puja tray, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace over a rudraksha mala and white tripundra on his forehead with a red bindi. Behind him a woman in an orange and white sari with white forehead marks stands holding a small silver item. In front, silver bowls, a silver plate with a red-and-orange fruit, flowers and a silver container form the foreground offerings, with blurred heads of people in the lower corners. Gold ornate carving edges the left side. The priest's appearance does not clearly match the page's a person claim, so no identity is asserted.2010-10-23October 19 20102010-10-19 +1 copiesA close photograph of a shaven-headed man seated at a ritual setting, wearing a white dhoti and a red-bordered white upper cloth draped over his bare shoulders. He has white and ochre sacred markings on his forehead and shoulders, a gold necklace of large beads, and a gold bracelet. He holds a small cup in cupped hands. Beside him a woman in a white sari with green and yellow striped blouse wears a black beaded mala and a red bindi. Silver trays hold pink flowers and fruit in front of them, and other people are partly visible at the edges.2010-10-16A photograph of a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth over his shoulder, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace with a small pendant and a rudraksha mala, with white horizontal tripundra marks on his forehead and throat and a red bindi. He holds small white flower petals in his right hand while looking down at a silver tray of offerings, including a white mound, an orange fruit and pink flowers. Behind him a woman in an orange shawl and white sari with a white forehead mark and rudraksha mala stands and holds an incense stick. Foreground shows the blurred back of another person's dark hair, and a golden carved screen stands at the left edge. The scene appears to be a puja or abhishekam ritual.2010-10-23 +1 copies