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A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered edges stands in profile holding a silver kalasha topped with a coconut and red flowers on a silver tray. He wears wire-rimmed glasses, a gold bead necklace, and white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms. Behind him stand an orange shrine structure and a garland of yellow and orange marigolds, with another person in white visible in the background. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam setting outdoors.

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A bald man in glasses stands outdoors among green plants and white plumeria flowers, wearing a white unstitched upper wrap with a gold-bordered cloth and a gold-bordered white dhoti. He wears a gold bead necklace and holds a polished silver kalasha with a coconut and red flowers on a silver tray, with white ash markings on his forehead and arms. A palm trunk marked with yellow bands stands at left. The scene suggests a ritual offering being carried, but the man's identity is not established from appearance.2011-09-29March 27 20132013-03-27April 30 20122012-04-30A photograph of a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and white shawl with a gold-and-rudraksha ceremonial necklace, wearing rimless glasses, a white horizontal forehead band and a red bindi. He holds a small silver bowl in both hands over a silver tray of similar bowls and a white offering. A woman in a yellow-bordered white sari stands beside him, and another man in white with a rudraksha mala is partly visible at the upper right. The setting suggests a pada puja offering ritual.2010-09-16A photograph of a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with a gold-toned trim, wearing a gold beaded necklace and gold bracelets, carrying a silver kalasha-style vessel with a green leaf and coconut on a silver tray before a shrine. Behind him on the left, a golden deity murti in a shrine niche with flower garlands and small oil lamps on a stone platform. Orange and red painted walls and a barred metal door stand in the courtyard.2011-08-19March 18 20132013-03-18A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and white shawl with gold border sits cross-legged at a stone altar, wearing a long gold bead necklace and bangles, with white vertical tilak marks on his forehead. He picks up yellow marigold petals from a silver plate and places them with his fingers. A microphone stands beside him, a silver vessel and small silver pot sit on the altar, and another man in white and a seated man in dark clothing are visible in the background among green plants.2011-12-17December 17 20112011-12-17A photograph of a shaved-headed man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl standing outdoors on a dirt path. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant and a gold armlet, and has white sacred markings on his forehead and arms. He holds a large embossed silver kalasha vessel with mango leaves and red flowers, placed on a tray of red blossoms, as if carrying an offering. Behind him are a brick wall, a green signboard, palm trees and stones.2011-12-13April 30 20122012-04-30October 20 20102010-10-20December 31 20112011-12-31