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Close photo of a bare-armed priest in a white dhoti and white shawl with a maroon-red border, wearing a rudraksha mala around his neck and white ash markings on his upper arms. He holds a small silver oil lamp with a lit flame in both hands. In front of him is a silver-toned tray and bowls set on a golden cloth, with a red fruit and offerings visible. The priest is the only person in clear focus; other people are partly visible at the edges. The priest's face is not shown.

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October 10 20102010-10-10October 28 20102010-10-28October 28 20102010-10-28 +1 copiesA shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and shawl stands holding a silver oil lamp with a lit flame raised in front of his face. He wears a gold bangle, a ring and a long gold-beaded garland across the chest, with white sacred ash bands on his forehead and arms and a red mark between his brows. Another person's green and orange clothing is visible at the edges. The setting is an ashram or temple hall with a plain wall behind.2010-11-24October 03 20102010-10-03September 15 20122012-09-15October 23 20102010-10-23A shaved-headed man in white ritual dress holds a small silver oil lamp with a visible flame in his right hand while looking upward. He wears a white dhoti with a red border, a gold chain of round beads, a gold bangle and a ring, and has white sacred ash markings on his forehead, arms and shoulders with a red kumkum dot. A gold pendant with a small framed portrait hangs from the chain. The lamp suggests a puja or aarti; an orange cloth edge appears at the right. He is a priest or devotee performing a lamp offering. Printed text on the image is a copyright notice that is not included here.2010-11-24October 09 20122012-10-09November 02 20102010-11-02A photograph of a shaved-headed young man in white ritual dress, a white dhoti-style cloth over his shoulder, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a white forehead marking with a red dot. He holds a small silver oil lamp with a flame while a silver tray of ritual vessels and bowls sits in front of him. Another person's hand holds a second silver lamp at right, and a partially visible person is at lower left. Behind them hang a red-and-orange cloth and red-and-white striped canopy. Nothing here establishes a candidate for a person by appearance, so this is a priest-like attendant performing a lamp offering.2010-10-02A 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.2010-10-16