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A photograph of a ritual at night under an open, pillared pavilion with a red-brown beam roof. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a golden-yellow patterned shawl and a tilak on his forehead holds a silver kalasha/vessel with yellow flowers and a stream of water, pouring it during an abhishekam. Beside him a second priest in a white dhoti with gold-striped border holds incense sticks and a lamp, and a third priest on the right has his hands folded in namaskar. Marigold garlands and red flowers lie near the base, with incense smoke rising and blue-white string lights in the background. Another person, partly visible on the far left, stands with folded hands.2018-03-02March 27 20132013-03-27March 18 20132013-03-18December 06 20162016-12-06 +1 copiesDecember 06 20162016-12-06 +1 copiesDecember 09 20112011-12-09A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in white ritual dress performing an aarti with a silver multi-wick oil lamp, its flames burning brightly. He wears a white dhoti and shawl, a gold bead necklace and bangles, with white tilak marks on his forehead. Behind him an orange curtain hangs beside a carved stone pillar, with yellow flowers visible at the right edge and a potted plant in the lower centre. A partially visible woman in white stands at the far left.2011-12-28A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border, wearing a gold necklace and white tripundra marks on forehead and arms, offers an apple and handles pink flowers over an arrangement of silver ritual vessels and a plate on a tray. Other figures in orange and white clothing are partially visible at the edges, with dark hair of people in the foreground. Ritual puja setting with silver vessels and pink flowers.2010-10-19 +1 copiesA bare-chested man in white dhoti and yellow-green cloth wrap stands on a stage under bright lights, holding a silver kalasha pot wrapped in white cloth and topped with yellow flowers and grass blades, pouring a thin stream of water from it. He wears an orange headcloth, a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch. The setting appears to be an outdoor tent-like venue with scaffolding in the background. No visible identification of a specific individual is possible from appearance alone.2016-12-05December 15 20162016-12-15A photograph of a ritual puja in a temple-style room. A shaved-headed man in a white kurta and a white sacred thread-style rudraksha mala holds a small silver oil lamp with a lit flame in his right hand, with a tilak of white ash on his forehead and a red dot at the centre. Behind him a woman in a cream sari with glasses sits with her hands folded near her chin. In the foreground, silver trays hold red flowers, red fruit and small silver dishes, and a blurred person in a beige garment sits at the lower left beside a red cushioned seat. Another flame burns at the lower left edge. The scene reads as a pada puja or aarti offering.2011-11-20A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red-and-white borders sits before silver ritual trays, holding a red apple in one hand and reaching toward a small silver bowl with the other. White tripundra lines and a red bindi mark his forehead, and he wears gold beaded necklaces with rudraksha malas. Behind him stands a second figure in saffron-orange robes and a gold chain, beside a microphone stand, and a gilded panel with red drapery is at right. Pink flowers lie on a silver tray in the foreground, with blurred heads of seated people at the bottom edge.2010-10-19