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December 31 2010

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A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with gold border sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform in a sunlit courtyard, palms pressed together in prayer with eyes closed. He wears a gold necklace and beaded mala. Incense smoke rises beside him. Before him stand a silver kalasha-style vessel, a brass lamp with a flame, a silver candelabra on a tray, and a silver cup. A steel plate holds red flower petals, and the floor is strewn with rose petals and white flower garlands. Red and white striped walls frame the scene.2011-12-01December 28 20112011-12-28A photograph of a seated priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold borders, wearing a red-and-orange turban and a long rudraksha mala, sitting cross-legged in profile before a puja arrangement. Silver kalasha-style vessels, a lit oil lamp, incense sticks, a brass bowl of yellow flowers and red petals, and a turquoise-blue beaded garland with pearls lie on the floor. Behind him are golden lion and elephant figures, a red-and-white striped wall, and a deity murti dressed in red fabric. The page excerpt mentions a morning satsang, but the visible scene shows a ritual setting.2015-01-03November 01 20112011-11-01A photograph of a shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold borders, seated cross-legged on a wooden platform in a courtyard. He wears a long rudraksha mala and has his hands folded in prayer with eyes lowered. Before him is a small tray with a lit oil lamp, incense sticks, a metal kalasha-style vessel, and a brass tray holding a silver lamp stand. Red flower petals are scattered on the floor and in a metal bowl. Smoke rises from the incense on the right, and a green bundle of grass lies nearby. Another person in white clothing is partly visible in the background doorway.2011-12-01December 17 20112011-12-17A young man with a shaved head sits cross-legged on a white cloth in front of a fire pit and a deity altar. He wears a white dhoti with a red border, a gold necklace and a gold bangle, and holds an orange offering in one hand while speaking into a microphone on a stand. Behind him, two deity murtis are decorated with garlands of red, orange, yellow and purple flowers. A flaming brass oil lamp and a bright fire pit burn beside him. On the foreground table are offering plates with red-orange laddus, sliced fruit, betel leaves, a bowl of yellow rice, and a mound of white rice and sweets, with silver vessels and a kalasha nearby. This appears to be a homa or puja ritual.2010-11-12A seated man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with red-bordered edges, wearing a heavy gold bead mala with a gold pendant, sits on an orange cloth before a silver tray of ritual items. He pours liquid from a small metal vessel into a bowl, with brass lamps, a brass kalasha-style pot, kumkum and vibhuti bowls, plates of cooked food, fruit and betel leaves around him. A cushioned seat with a red and gold ornate chair stands to the right, and a purple mat with 'a person DH' lettering lies behind. Other white-clad people sit at the edges of the frame. Wearing a shaved head and sacred markings on the forehead, he appears to be performing a puja or annadan offering.2010-12-14A shaved-headed man in white ritual clothes with a gold-bordered cloth sits cross-legged on a wooden seat, hands raised in front of his chest and a gold rudraksha-style bead necklace with a large pendant at his throat. Before him on the floor are a silver plate with a silver oil lamp stand, a small brass pot, incense sticks sending up smoke, a silver cup and a bowl of red flower petals, with rows of white flowers and red roses arranged on orange cloth. Striped red-and-white walls and a potted palm frame the open courtyard. He appears to be performing a puja-style offering.2011-12-01A bald, bare-chested man with a sandalwood-paste mark on his forehead sits cross-legged on a stone floor in white dhoti and a yellow cloth, performing a puja. He wears long rudraksha malas of reddish-brown beads and a gold pendant, and holds a small brass lamp or implement in one hand near a stone linga-like pedestal draped with orange, yellow, pink and white marigold garlands. Behind him, other people in saffron-toned clothes sit near a metal railing, and a colourful cloth bag lies on the floor.2016-12-17A young man with short hair, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a white shawl over his shoulder, kneels at a black stone fire pit beside a deity murti. He holds a ladle and pours or tends a flame and smoke rising from the pit. Silver bowls, brass kalasha pots, yellow and red flower garlands, a brass oil lamp and fruit offerings surround the pit. Potted plants and a red-and-white striped wall are behind him, and a blue-skinned deity with a yellow garment and flower garland stands at right. This appears to be a homa or puja at a temple shrine. One person is visible.2011-10-27December 01 20112011-12-01