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Photograph of a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red border, wearing a gold bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead, bending forward and holding pink flower petals over silver plates and bowls. Several other hands reach toward the silver trays of petals and offerings; one person in orange robes stands at the right edge and a blurred figure in the foreground. The priest appears to be performing a puja offering with flowers. The cues in the frame do not establish that this man is a person, so the identity is uncertain. A gold-coloured carved surface stands at the upper right and the setting is a temple courtyard floor.

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October 31 20102010-10-31A 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.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.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 a red-and-white border kneels before a silver and gold tray of silver bowls, holding a pink lotus flower in cupped hands with eyes lowered. He wears gold beaded necklaces and a rudraksha mala, with white sandalwood marks on his forehead and arms. Beside him sits a woman in a white sari with green and orange border. In the foreground, an orange-robed figure sits at the tray, and a red velvet cushion and gold-carved throne edge appear at right. Behind them a red-and-white striped curtain hangs in a hall. This is a ritual offering scene with a lotus and silver vessels, a white-dhoti priest, and a seated devotee.2010-10-30October 29 20102010-10-29A 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.October 15 20102010-10-15October 15 20102010-10-15October 21 20102010-10-21 +1 copiesPhotograph of a ritual scene inside a hall. A shaved-headed man in glasses, with white and red Vaishnava-style forehead markings, wears a white dhoti and shawl with red borders and a heavy gold bead necklace with a small gold pendant. He holds a pink flower and looks upward. Beside him, a bald man in a white shirt holds pink flowers, and a person in a yellow garment is partly visible at left. A gold-edged silver tray sits at lower left. The background is blurred.2010-09-18November 12 20102010-11-12