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October 16 2007

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October 15 20072007-10-15A man seated cross-legged on a woven mat, wearing an ornate blue and gold jewelled conical crown, saffron-orange robes and a gold beaded necklace, with a white tilak on his forehead. He sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer, with a prayer book open before him. Beside him are brass and copper ritual vessels, a bell, a kalasha-style pot, a rose and a plate of kumkum. Behind him is a shelf of small painted clay deity figures. A woman in white with an orange shawl sits at the right edge.2007-10-16October 14 20072007-10-14Night-time puja at an open stone pavilion with grey carved pillars and strings of small lights overhead. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes and a patterned conical hat sits cross-legged before a brass tray of offerings, pink lotus, a small kalasha and bowls. Beside him, a white-cloth-draped altar holds a deity murti decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, a gold necklace and a white turban-like head covering. Behind it, large painted deity figures wear red and green garments, jewelled necklaces and a crown-like headdress, with a red curtain at the right edge. The priest is seated and reading or chanting from loose papers, and brass lamps and vessels stand on the altar.2007-10-16A homa being performed at a brick-lined fire pit decorated with yellow and red flower petals. A shaven-headed man in saffron robes and a multi-strand rudraksha-style bead necklace with a gold pendant feeds the flames with a ladle-like vessel, smoke rising around him. Beside him, a younger man in white clothing with a yellow shawl sits on the floor among brass pots, a kalasha-style vessel, bowls and trays. Behind, brass lamps stand near a pink and green cloth with garlands, and a brass plate holds offerings. The setting is a tiled ritual space with a pale floor.2009-09-22A homa fire ritual in an indoor hall with white-painted brick fire pit blazing at right. A seated priest in orange robes and an ornate patterned conical crown raises his hand in blessing while performing the rite. Beside him a boy in white dhoti with rudraksha mala holds a tray of offerings. Brass vessels, a kalasha, flower garlands, oil lamps and a laptop surround the fire. Behind, a seated figure in orange and white sits near a shelf of small deity figurines and large painted white horse-like statues. a person: the priest's cues are orange robes, the ornate crown and a mala-like presence; he performs the homa as the officiating priest.2007-10-14A seated man in an orange silk garment, bare-shouldered with a gold-toned sacred thread and a bracelet on his wrist, pours a white liquid from a shell-like vessel over a Sri Meru yantra made of pale tiers on a brass tray. The yantra sits on a peetha-like base amid marigold and jasmine garlands and pink petals, with a smoking fire pit and brass vessels beside it. Behind, a shrine holds a deity murti in red and white adornments flanked by brass lamps and flowers. A person's hand holding a brass vessel is partly visible at lower left, and a tiger-striped seat cover sits at the left edge. The description of this photo's appearance-based label: the man's shaved head, orange garment, sacred thread and bracelet are consistent with a person performing the abhishekam, with an unsure identity tag.A seated priest in orange robes and a matching orange head covering performs a puja at an altar in a temple room. He wears a long rudraksha mala and holds a small brass handbell near his chest. Before him is a copper tiered object, a kalasha-like pyramidal vessel on a wooden stand, with brass lamps, fruit, flowers and a brass tray of offerings. A red and green silk cloth and a garland of red and white flowers hang at right, and a second robed man sits partly visible at left. The room has white tiled walls and a gold-framed deity shrine behind.2009-10-17PAda Puja to SPH and Devi puja by SPH at devotee's home post April 2001A seated man in an orange-red turban and orange-red draped garment conducts a ritual at a yellow-draped altar. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace, rudraksha malas on his arms and chest, and white ash markings on his forearms and shoulder. He reads from an open book held in one hand while the other rests near brick-shaped yellow blocks stacked on the altar, with a silver bowl of food, a plate of banana leaves and fruit, and metal vessels around him. Only one person is physically visible, aside from a partial figure in red at the right edge. The appearance matches the a person cues of turban, saffron-orange clothing and rudraksha, so the identification is probable, but the lack of a clear face view leaves it uncertain.2014-01-05A photograph of a temple ritual inside a shrine. A bald, bare-chested older man sits cross-legged in an orange dhoti with gold borders, wearing a rudraksha mala across his chest and a rudraksha headband, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and body. He pours liquid from a golden vessel. A second person in white stands at left, reaching toward the same ritual vessel. Behind them are a shrine with pink flower garlands, a golden deity murti, lit oil lamps and brass vessels on a granite platform. The pictured figure is not claimed as a specific person from appearance alone; the page title refers to an event with a person, but the candidate's appearance has only moderate cues.2012-06-05June 12 20102010-06-12