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A photograph of a shaven-headed priest in glasses, wearing white ritual dhoti and shawl with red border, with white ash bands and a red tilak on his forehead. He wears a heavy gold ornate bead necklace with a pendant medallion showing a small printed portrait of a figure in orange robes. He holds pink flowers cupped in his hands during a puja, gazing upward. A second person in yellow and white stands at left and another bald man in white is at right edge. Gold ritual vessels and flowers sit in the foreground.

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Photograph 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.2010-09-18A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and white shawl with red border holds a pink lotus flower cupped in both hands, eyes lowered in devotion. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace and a gold bangle, with white ash horizontal lines on his forehead, chest and arms. Behind him, another white-clad priest with a gold necklace stands, and at right a person in a cream and maroon sari sits. A silver tray with offerings and flowers sits in the foreground.2010-10-21A shaved-headed man in white ritual dress sits with eyes closed, holding a pink lotus flower in both hands. He wears a white dhoti with red borders, a heavy gold bead necklace, a red bindi and white sacred ash lines on his forehead and arms. Beside him, a partly visible woman in a white top with green trim sits, and a silver ritual plate with offerings lies in the foreground. The background shows a blurred gold-decorated altar against orange walls. The scene appears to be a puja or padapuja offering.2010-10-30A shaved-headed priest in white ritual dhoti and shawl sits with eyes closed, holding pink lotus blossoms cupped in his hands in front of silver bowls and plates. He wears a broad white vibhuti band with a red kumkum dot on his forehead, and gold beaded rudraksha-style necklaces. Behind him, a man in orange robes and gold beaded necklace sits near a microphone stand, and another white-clad figure is partly visible at the right edge. The setting suggests a puja or padapuja offering in a hall. The priest's appearance does not show distinctive a person cues such as long hair, crown or saffron clothing, so he is described only by role.2010-10-21A shaved-headed man in white dhoti with red border and a heavy gold bead necklace sits cross-legged, holding a pink flower in cupped hands near a silver and gold vessel, with white tripundra marks on his forehead and arms. Behind him a woman in white and gold-bordered sari and a woman in red bandhani sari with a black mala sit with palms pressed together in namaskar, a microphone stand at the left edge. The setting appears to be a pada puja offering of flowers to a guru.2010-09-16October 15 20102010-10-15October 20 20102010-10-20A temple puja scene where a man in white ritual clothes with a gold-beaded necklace and a red bindi holds a pink lotus over a silver plate. He wears thin-rimmed glasses and looks down in concentration. Beside him, a bald priest in the foreground and a man on the right with tilak marks and gold necklaces also hold pink lotuses. A woman in a yellow garment and a microphone stand appear in the background, with an orange cloth and brass items on the left.2010-11-02A shaved-headed priest in white ritual clothing sits with eyes lowered, holding cupped hands with a gold chain or garland draped across them. He wears a white dhoti and shawl with red-and-pink borders, thin rimless glasses, white sacred ash lines across the forehead with a red kumkum dot, a gold beaded necklace with a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant with a small picture, and a gold armlet. Behind him a second person in white is partially visible, and a dark red curtain hangs in the background. A silver plate with offerings is at the bottom edge.2010-10-19A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shoulder cloth with maroon border sits with eyes lowered, holding a pink lotus flower and green leaves cupped in both hands, a silver vessel visible beneath. He wears rudraksha beads, white horizontal tilak across the forehead and arms, a red dot on the brow and a gold band bracelet. A woman in orange clothing sits blurred behind him. A gold-carved pillar stands at left and silver bowls at bottom. The scene suggests a puja offering in a temple setting.2010-11-07A shaved-headed priest in a plain white dhoti and shawl with red-striped borders stands at a ritual gathering, cupping a gold chain in his open palms and looking down. He wears clear-framed glasses, white horizontal tripundra ash on his forehead with a red kumkum dot, and a long necklace of large gold beads with a rudraksha mala, plus a gold bangle and a gold pendant. Another person in white with gold-bordered cloth is partly visible at the right edge, and a red curtain hangs behind. The priest's role appears to be officiating at a puja, though the exact ritual is not clear.2010-10-19A 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.