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A seated man with a shaved head, red tilak dot on his forehead and bare upper body wrapped in white cloth with red-striped border, wears a heavy gold bead necklace with a small framed portrait pendant. He holds a small lit oil lamp in both hands, and silver plates and a brass vessel sit in front of him. Beside him, a woman in white with a yellow shawl and a white forehead mark sits attentively. Behind them, devotees in orange shawls and white clothing sit in a row, some holding small brass bells and lamps. The setting suggests a puja-style ritual; a man in white holding an oil lamp is the central figure.

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A seated man with a shaved head and a red tilak on his forehead wears a white dhoti with red-bordered edge and a heavy gold bead necklace across his chest. He holds a small silver oil lamp with a lit flame in his right hand while speaking, and gestures with his other hand. Beside him a woman in a yellow shawl sits in white, and behind them devotees in white and orange shawls hold lamps. Silver ritual vessels sit in the foreground, with flames of lamps in the lower right. The setting is a ritual gathering with oil lamps and silver puja vessels.2010-09-08A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti and white shawl with a red border holds a silver lamp with a lit flame in both hands during a ritual. He wears white horizontal tilak and sacred ash markings on his forehead, chest and arms, a red-and-white forehead dot, a rudraksha mala, a long gold ceremonial necklace and bangles. Behind him a woman in a yellow sari and a second woman in orange stand, and an orange cloth and a gold-carved wooden panel frame the scene. Lit oil lamps and the back of a seated head appear in the foreground.2010-10-23A shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with red border sits cross-legged, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and gold bangle, with a red bindi and white tilak. He looks down while holding small objects in cupped hands above a silver tray and bowls. A woman in a yellow shawl sits to the left, and saffron-shawled people sit behind. The setting appears to be a puja or ritual gathering.2010-09-08October 23 20102010-10-23A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white shawl with a maroon-and-gold border sits and performs a ritual, holding a small silver spoon in one hand and gesturing with the other above a silver oil lamp with a visible flame. He wears a gold necklace with beads and a bronze-coloured wrist mala, and has white ash marks and a red bindi on his forehead. Beside him a woman in a yellow-and-white sari with white bangles and a red bindi watches attentively. Behind them, devotees in white and an orange-clad figure with a red cloth sit in smoky, hazy light.2010-09-08A photograph of a ritual gathering seated on the floor. In the centre, a shaven-headed man in white dhoti and white shawl with red border wears a long gold bead necklace and holds a small silver lamp with a flame, its wick burning, over a silver tray. A woman with hair pulled back wears a yellow shawl and a dark beaded necklace beside him, and a tilak mark is visible on her forehead. Behind them, several white-clad men sit with small oil lamps, and silver bowls and plates of offerings sit on the floor in front. A steel flask stands at the left edge. The ritual appears to be a puja with lamp offerings.2010-09-08A photograph of a shaved-headed man in white ritual dhoti and shawl, bare-chested on one side, wearing a long necklace of large gold beads and a dark pendant, with a red tilak on his forehead. He holds a small silver lamp with a flame in his right hand. Beside him sits an older man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala, and at the left edge a woman with long hair is partly visible. Blurred orange and white surroundings suggest a puja or satsang setting.2010-10-12A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti-style cloth, bare-shouldered, wears a heavy gold bead necklace over a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead. He holds a small brass oil lamp (aarti or puja lamp) in his right hand, lit and held near eye level during a ritual. Behind him a long-haired woman in a light top and a white-haired older man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala sit watching. The setting is an indoor hall with a blurred red and white backdrop.2010-10-12October 23 20102010-10-23A shaved-headed man in a white shawl and white dhoti sits in a ritual setting, wearing a heavy gold ball-bead necklace over bare shoulders and a red tilak on his forehead. He holds a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame in his right hand. Behind him, a Western woman with long blonde hair in a pale top sits, and to the right an older man in white clothes holds his hands together near a rudraksha mala. Warm blurred background with an orange floor runner.2010-10-12A photograph of a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a red-bordered edge, wearing gold ornate beaded necklaces and a rudraksha mala, horizontal white vibhuti lines and a red kumkum dot on his forehead, and wire-rimmed glasses. He holds a small silver oil lamp with a flame in both hands, with another lit lamp held by a woman in a white sari with gold border and black beaded necklace at right. Behind him a man in white with a white forehead band sits beside a microphone, and a smoky incense haze drifts in the upper frame. Several lamps and a ritual setting appear in the foreground.2010-10-19 +1 copiesNovember 24 20102010-11-24