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A close photograph of a shaven-headed priest in a white dhoti and maroon-bordered cloth, bare-chested and marked with white ash stripes on his forehead and arms, with a red dot on his brow. He wears a gold bead necklace and a rudraksha bracelet, and pours water from a silver vessel over a silver plate during a ritual. Another man's hands and a bald head appear in the foreground, and silver and gold ritual vessels fill the lower frame.

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A bald man with white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms sits on the ground, bare-chested under a white dhoti with a red border. He wears a gold bead necklace and rudraksha mala on his wrist, and he is pouring from or handing over silver bowls onto a large silver tray filled with offerings, including a red apple and green leaves. Another person's hands reach in from the right to take bowls, and a bare-armed person in white is visible at the top edge. The setting is an outdoor paved area during a ritual serving.2010-09-08A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and white shawl with a red border sits on the floor, sleeves rolled, pouring water from a silver vessel into a silver bowl on a brass tray. He wears a long gold necklace of ornate beads and a rudraksha bracelet, with white horizontal sacred marks on his forehead and arms and a red dot between the brows. Other hands reach in from the foreground holding silver cups and bowls, with sliced white vegetables, an apple and silver dishes on the tray. Plain dhoti-clad legs stand in the background.2010-09-08A 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 shaved-headed man in white ritual clothes with red borders, wearing a white vertical tilak on his forehead, holding a small silver bowl with both hands. Beside him, another pair of hands holds a second silver bowl, and a gold-and-silver vessel with ornate repoussé work sits in the foreground. Other seated people in white and pale yellow garments are partly visible behind. The setting suggests a ritual offering such as padapuja or abhishekam, shown in a close, cropped frame.2010-09-16A photograph of a ritual scene at an outdoor temple-style courtyard. A bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a red-and-maroon border sits cross-legged, wearing a gold bead necklace, a red bindi and white tripundra marks on his forehead and arms, and holds a small glass cup of liquid in his right hand while gesturing with his left. Beside him, a man in an orange robe sits at the left edge, and another bald man in a gold-bead necklace is at the lower right. Behind them, a gold-carved wooden cabinet, silver and steel plates of offerings, a kalasha-like setup and incense sticks are arranged on the ground. Two more people in white dhotis stand in the background beside red-and-white striped walls. Ritual setting consistent with a padapuja or puja offering.2010-09-08A shaved-headed man in white ritual dress sits on a mat during a puja, holding a small silver oil lamp with a lit flame in his right hand and gesturing with his left palm open. He wears a white dhoti with a maroon-and-gold border, a thick gold necklace of beaded ornaments, a rudraksha-style bead bracelet and white sacred ash marks with a red dot on his forehead. Silver plates and vessels sit on the floor before him, and a steel flask stands nearby. To the left, a person in saffron-orange robes is partially visible, and a gold-carved ornamental pillar frames the scene. Another man in white dhoti stands in the background.2010-09-08A bald priest in a white dhoti and shawl with a maroon-and-pink border sits outdoors on a wet concrete floor, holding a small silver lamp or arati dish in his right hand while his left hand is extended forward. Thick gold beads hang on his chest, and a white vibhuti line with a red kumkum dot marks his forehead. Lit incense sticks rise beside him, a gold-leaf carved pillar stands at the left edge, and a white-clad attendant sits at the right with a brass vessel nearby. The surrounding walls are striped red and white.2010-09-08A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti-style garment with red-striped border sits before a gilded throne-like seat, hands cupped palm-up in a ritual gesture while speaking. He wears a heavy gold necklace of barrel-shaped beads, a rudraksha mala, a silver bangle, white sacred ash stripes on the forehead and arms, and a red kumkum dot between the brows. A gold pendant with a small framed portrait hangs on his chest. Behind him, a blurred figure in an orange garment and gold beads holds a microphone. Silver plates with offerings sit in the foreground.2010-10-19A shaved-headed priest sits cross-legged outdoors in white dhoti and shawl with maroon-and-gold borders, wearing a long gold bead necklace and a rudraksha bracelet. He wears white vertical and horizontal sacred ash marks and a red bindi, eyes closed, holding white flower petals in his cupped hands. In front of him are silver puja bowls and a bowl of white flowers, with a gold-carved panel at the left edge and a red-and-white striped temple wall behind. The figure is an appearance-based ordinary priest, not a person candidate, since the cues are only white ritual clothes and no distinctive identifiers.2010-09-08A bald, bare-chested man with white vibhuti horizontal lines and a red kumkum dot on his forehead sits on a wet concrete floor holding a small glass or cup in his raised right hand. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace and a white dhoti with a maroon and pink border, and a beaded bracelet on his wrist. Beside him stands a gold-embossed ornamental pillar or deity frame, and incense sticks smoke nearby. In the foreground, hands holding silver vessels and an orange-robed person are partly visible, with a brass pot and a plastic container on the floor. Behind, a white-clad figure stands by a red-and-white painted wall.2010-09-08A close photograph of a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with red-bordered cloth draped over his bare shoulder, wearing a rudraksha mala and white tripundra marks on his forehead, bending over a silver tray. Blurred arms in the foreground hold a silver bowl containing flower petals, a pink item and an orange fruit. Two other figures in yellow-and-white garments stand behind him. The priest appears to be performing a puja or padapuja offering.2010-10-16October 15 20102010-10-15