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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.

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October 19 20102010-10-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual offering. In the foreground a shaved-headed man with white horizontal tripundra lines on his forehead and arm raises a small silver bowl holding a red-orange fruit. Behind him a woman in a cream and yellow striped sari with a black beaded necklace stands with palms pressed together in prayer. To the right a woman in a dark top with a red bindi looks on. Further back a man in white garments with a gold necklace is partly visible. The background is a dark red curtain.2010-10-16A pada puja style ritual in a hall with a dark backdrop. Central figure, a shaven-headed man with glasses, wears a white dhoti with a pink-and-green border, a gold bead necklace and a white tripundra on his forehead, holding a silver bowl with a red apple-like fruit. Beside him a shaven-headed man in a white dhoti and gold necklace holds a similar bowl, and behind them two men in saffron-orange robes with gold necklaces and white forehead markings stand at microphones. A woman in a white sari with a black beaded necklace sits nearby. On the right, a shaven-headed man in white with gold necklace holds a fruit bowl above a silver tray with pink flowers. Several devotees, including a woman with a long braid in white and a Western woman in a red shawl, sit in the foreground watching.2010-10-19October 19 20102010-10-19 +1 copiesA 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.2010-10-16A photograph of a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with a red border and a long gold bead necklace, holding a small silver bowl with a red apple and a flower. White vibhuti horizontal stripes mark his forehead, arms and neck. Beside him a woman in an orange and white sari with a dark mala stands with eyes lowered, and a man in white with a yellow cloth is at the right edge. Behind them is an ornate gold-carved pillar and orange draping. a person candidate not established by appearance cues.2010-10-23A photograph of a temple-style ritual gathering. In the foreground a shaved-headed man with white ash markings on his forehead and arms, bare-shouldered, wearing a white dhoti with a maroon border and a rudraksha mala, holds up a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame while looking upward. Beside him a woman in a green blouse and white sari also holds a lit oil lamp. A woman with curly hair and a man in glasses sit nearby, and silver plates with apples are visible at lower right. Behind them a robed figure in saffron/orange with a large gold-bead necklace stands near a microphone, with a red cloth backdrop behind. Watermarked copyright text appears in the image corner.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged at a ritual setup, holding a small silver cup or vessel in his right hand and wearing a heavy gold bead necklace with a rudraksha mala. His forehead and arms are marked with white sacred ash lines and a red bindi. Beside him a woman in white sari with a gold border holds incense sticks and a small lamp, and a shaved-headed man in an orange robe with a gold chain stands behind a microphone. Silver trays hold offerings, and at upper right a golden cabinet displays apples and wrapped sweets above a red cushioned seat draped in orange cloth. Blurred heads of seated devotees fill the foreground.2010-10-19October 22 20142014-10-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated puja in progress. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border, wearing rimless glasses, a white tilak on his forehead and a long gold bead necklace, holds his hands cupped toward a silver bowl with a red fruit and white cloth. Beside him a woman in a yellow and white sari with a red bindi holds her palms together in prayer, and a bald man in white sits behind. Foreground devotees with dark hair are blurred. Silver vessels with offerings sit at the lower left. The person in the centre is a devotee or priest; identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2010-09-18A photograph of a temple-style puja in an open courtyard. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a maroon border, wearing a long gold-bead necklace and a tilak with a red dot on his forehead, holds a silver ritual implement while gesturing toward a silver tray of offerings. Two other men, one in white with a yellow cloth and gold necklace, hold silver items, and a bald man in the foreground is partly visible. Behind the priest stands a gold-carved wooden pillar. A figure in orange robes sits at the left edge. Silver plates hold red apples, flowers and small vessels. No candidate is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so the figures are described by role.2010-09-08A photograph of a Hindu puja ritual with several people seated on the floor around a gold tray. A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and shawl, with a tripundra on his forehead and rudraksha mala around his neck, holds a small white box with a red flower and offers it to a woman in a cream sari with gold border. Silver bowls on the gold tray hold apples, flowers and other offerings. Another priest in white with yellow-bordered dhoti sits to the right holding a flower-topped offering. Foreground devotees in white and yellow clothing look on, one holding a printed booklet. The priest in the center does not qualify as an appearance-based candidate for a person.2010-10-20