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A photograph of a puja scene with a bald priest in white dhoti and a white shawl with red borders, wearing a long gold bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead, bending over a gold tray and handing a pink lotus. Other hands reach in from the edges, one wearing an orange robe at right, and an apple sits on a silver plate in the foreground. Pink lotus petals and flowers scatter across the brass offering trays, with a gold-covered pillar in the background.

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A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with red borders sits cross-legged, holding pink lotus petals in cupped hands above a silver tray of offerings. He wears a red tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala, and a heavy gold bead necklace. To the right, a person in orange robes is partly visible, and in the foreground a hand reaches toward the tray beside a dark-haired head. Another person in cream and red-bordered cloth sits at the left edge. The setting appears to be a temple courtyard with red and white walls behind, and a gilded pillar at the right.A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border, wearing a gold beaded necklace and a red tilak, leans forward over a brass tray of pink flower petals and offerings. Hands around him reach toward silver and brass plates. A devotee on the left holds hands in anjali near a golden carved pillar, and a figure in saffron/orange cloth appears at the right edge. Red-and-white striped walls and a red-flowered pot stand in the background.October 31 20102010-10-31 +1 copiesA shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and white shawl with red edging, wearing a long gold bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead, holds pink lotus flowers over a silver puja plate. Silver bowls holding apples and other offerings sit on a golden tray. Several hands of devotees reach in to place flowers and offerings, and a figure in saffron-orange robes sits at the right edge. Gold-framed pillars stand behind the group in what appears to be a temple setting.A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white shawl with red borders sits cross-legged, eyes lowered, holding a pink lotus flower cupped in both hands at his chest. He wears a red tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a long gold bead necklace. In front of him are silver puja plates holding an apple, white flowers and petals on a gold tray. Behind him, a person in orange robes sits with bare feet near the tray, and another person's dark hair is visible in the lower right foreground. Gold-colored ornate metalwork frames the right edge.A shaved-headed man in white dhoti with red border and a heavy gold bead necklace sits cross-legged, holding a pink flower in cupped hands near a silver and gold vessel, with white tripundra marks on his forehead and arms. Behind him a woman in white and gold-bordered sari and a woman in red bandhani sari with a black mala sit with palms pressed together in namaskar, a microphone stand at the left edge. The setting appears to be a pada puja offering of flowers to a guru.2010-09-16October 15 20102010-10-15Close photo of puja preparations on a polished brass tray. A person in white ritual dress with a gold bead necklace holds a pink lotus flower over a small silver vessel. Another person's hand, wearing gold bangles, reaches toward small brass bowls containing white flower petals and offerings. A dark-haired head is partly visible at the lower right edge. Background is blurred.Close photo of a puja offering being prepared on a gold tray. A person in white with rudraksha bracelets and a gold necklace holds a pink lotus over silver bowls and a gold plate with white flowers. Another person in an orange garment, seen only at the right edge, reaches toward the tray, and hands of other devotees frame the scene.2010-10-29October 19 20102010-10-19 +1 copiesClose-up of a ritual scene in which a young man in plain white dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy gold ball necklace over a dark rudraksha-style mala, holds a silver-rimmed bowl containing a pink-and-white lotus flower in both hands. Beside him, another person in white clothing wears a gold chain and holds a small silver vessel. A third person's shaved or close-cropped head is visible at right, and a fourth seated figure appears at the left edge. The setting suggests a temple pada puja offering, with the lotus as the central ritual object.2010-11-02A shaved-headed priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl sits with eyes closed, holding pink lotus blossoms cupped in his hands in front of silver bowls and plates. He wears a broad white vibhuti band with a red kumkum dot on his forehead, and gold beaded rudraksha-style necklaces. Behind him, a man in orange robes and gold beaded necklace sits near a microphone stand, and another white-clad figure is partly visible at the right edge. The setting suggests a puja or padapuja offering in a hall. The priest's appearance does not show distinctive a person cues such as long hair, crown or saffron clothing, so he is described only by role.2010-10-21